TY - JOUR AU - Major General Sheikh Md Monirul Islam, ndc, psc, PY - 2008/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - ASYMMETRIC WARFARE: BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE JF - NDC E-JOURNAL JA - NDC E-JOURNAL VL - 7 IS - 1 SE - DO - UR - https://ndcjournal.ndc.gov.bd/ndcj/index.php/ndcj/article/view/54 SP - 111-132 AB - <p>Bangladesh’s security threat emanates from both external and internal sources. The important<br>consideration is to identify the asymmetry that Bangladesh may face from these sources. Future<br>military confrontations will be multi-dimensional with non-linear operations characterized by<br>movement, maneuver and high lethality. These necessitate Bangladesh to conserve her limited resources<br>and employ those for maximum effect with minimum cost. On the other hand, internal conflicts<br>caused by non-state actors may pose unexpected yet serious threat to national security. These threats<br>originate from within and can escalate to dangerous level in dimension and severity. If not addressed<br>at the nascent stage, the actors concerned may gain strength and extend the effort into a protracted<br>campaign, posing severe threats to Bangladesh’s national sovereignty and integrity. Strategic interaction<br>and theory of conflict outcome suggests adoptions of opposite approach interactions for Bangladesh<br>since it is weak actor in any future conflict. Adoption of asymmetric warfare strategy will allow<br>Bangladesh to maximize relative strengths, exploit weaknesses and gain greater freedom of action.<br>The blending of conventional and unconventional warfare (UW) can be done from the beginning of<br>hostilities with a view to upsetting the decision cycle of the enemy through widespread disruption of its<br>force facilitation and time lines. In contrast, political solution to internal issues can be the prime option<br>in defusing any internal conflicting situation. Dealing with the unexpected requires rapid adjustment<br>to the actual situation and hence the necessity of a doctrine, that must create flexible, creative and<br>well-thought in defusing our asymmetric advantages.</p> ER -