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Bangladesh's participation in UN peacekeeping missions and chal: a case for concordance theory / Zaman, Rashed Uz; Biswas, Niloy Ranjan

Biswas, Niloy Ranjan	Journal Article
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2014.

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This article argues that the participation of the Bangladeshi armed forces in UN peacekeeping has produced positive benefits for civil-military relations in the country and that this process is best explained by reference to concordance theory, as propagated by Rebecca Schiff. Unlike traditional theories of civil-military relations, concordance theory highlights dialogue, accommodation and shared values or objectives held by the military, the political elites and society. We argue in this paper that peacekeeping has gradually emerged in Bangladesh as an issue where all three partners are converging and prone to hold similar views. This may have a profound impact upon Bangladeshi politics whereby the chances of military intervention in domestic politics will lessen. This paper helps in understanding the implications of Bangladesh's involvement in UN peace missions, an issue on which little work has been conducted until now despite the fact that it has important implications for both the Bangladesh state and its armed forces.

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Peacekeeping ; Peacekeeping Operations ; Political Violence ; Military Intervention ; Bangladesh ; Domestic Politics ;
UNSC ; Political Elites ; International Actors ; Peacekeeping Mission ; United Nations - UN ; International Organization - IO ;
Civil-Military Relations - CMR ; Bangladeshi Armed Forces

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Environmental security: is environment a security threat? / Biswas, Niloy Ranjan

Biswas, Niloy Ranjan	Journal Article
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2011.

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The evolving concepts of environmental security are debated in the discourse of security studies. Major theoretical paradigms of international relations have been quite successful to interpret the practical security problems arising from environmental and climatic changes. Academics and practitioners have started exploring the security implications of the changes at various levels. This paper explores how environmental degradation poses significant challenges to security. It reviews both traditional and nontraditional schools of thought of security studies. The paper examines the conceptual linkages between environment and security, focusing on the contributions of the constructivist school of thought in the construction of the idea of environmental security. It also examines the contribution of other schools, and acknowledges the importance of environment-threat-vulnerability framework that establishes the relationship between environmental degradation and potential conflicts. It works with a small set of empirical information to explain the prevalence and effects of ecological degradation and climate change, and national and international policy responses to address the threats. This paper concludes that environment is a significant threat to security.

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Environmental Security ; Climate Change ; Security Threat ; International Relations - Case Studies

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United States strategy in the Indian Ocean region: offshore balancing revisited / Biswas, Niloy Ranjan

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2012.

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Terrorism ; Piracy ; United States ; Afghanistan ; South Asia ; United States strategy ;
Indian Ocean Region ; Crime - Terrorism Nexus ; Cross - Border Trafficking

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