Papers by BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
Increased technological developments over the past few decades have led to an excessive prolifera... more Increased technological developments over the past few decades have led to an excessive proliferation in the destructive capacity of outer space warfare in a context where space technology and research is viewed as a measuring stick for a state's power capabilities in the global stage. The term 'militarisation of space' for the purpose of this study is defined as the use of assets based in space to enhance the military effectiveness of conventional forces or the use of space assets for military purposes. The military utility of space by the United States (US) and the Soviet Union during the Cold War for demonstrating competition over anti-missile technologies sees continuity with India's recent surprise anti-missile satellite testing and the acceleration of Indo-Pakistani skirmishes thereof. The utilisation of a militarized outer space during the 1960s by the US and USSR, in a realist lens was part of a global competition for international leadership in an era when direct military confrontation was increasingly unthinkable. In the present technological era, especially in a multipolar international system, realism finds no difficulty in maintaining that pursuit for power and hegemonic dominance is increasingly posing a greater risk at securing peace and order in the global system and the national security of states. The research argues that in a multipolar system, major players such as US, China, Russia and India constitute proactive space power capabilities as an element of national power maximization and a deterrent. This poses a new non-traditional security threat to the world and therefore demands the necessity for proper international governance mechanisms. The countries' reluctance to abide by an international rules-based order in utilizing the
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
In an era of digital advancement, threats in cyber space can end up toppling governments as it ca... more In an era of digital advancement, threats in cyber space can end up toppling governments as it can lead to a breach of relations, revelation of very credential and sensitive information, revelation of military techniques and even the usage of nuclear power. Thomas Renard states that "Cyber diplomatic decisions of one country influence the decisions of others. Overall, the fabric of cyber diplomacy is thickening quickly, as cyber issues become more central to global powers' foreign policy priorities." Since Xi came into power, China has been engaging more in cyber diplomacy. Being a very rational state, China has realized that it is posed with threats especially by states like the US. It is generally viewed that there exists an 'uneven distribution of Internet resources', where many of the resources and powers in cyber space has been granted to the US, including the control of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and production of Chinese root servers etc. In addition, liberal democratic values were spreading all over the world via online platforms. These were analyzed with high emphasis as Xi did not want mass revolutions in China trying to collapse the whole system. With these, China has perceived the US as a direct threat to China, with its cyber dominance. To tackle this cyber power to an extent, China utilizes Great FireWall and the Great Cannon as mechanisms to control the cyberspace at domestic level. With these set up as the groundwork, China carries out its cyber diplomacy via commercial and IT diplomacy through
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
Terrorism has never been new to South Asia. South Asian states have been victimized by acts of te... more Terrorism has never been new to South Asia. South Asian states have been victimized by acts of terror over decades that had cost, and still do, lives of thousands of people. Among the many versions of terrorism, South Asian region has particularly been a victim of terrorism instigated by ethnonationalist separatism. The multi-ethnic societies and the states with shared and disputed borders that South Asia is home to, have proven to be breeding grounds for an increasing number of separatist claims and terrorist groups that fight on that behalf.
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
Terrorism has never been new to South Asia. South Asian states have been victimized by acts of te... more Terrorism has never been new to South Asia. South Asian states have been victimized by acts of terror over decades that had cost, and still do, lives of thousands of people. Among the many versions of terrorism, South Asian region has particularly been a victim of terrorism instigated by ethnonationalist separatism. The multi-ethnic societies and the states with shared and disputed borders that South Asia is home to, have proven to be breeding grounds for an increasing number of separatist claims and terrorist groups that fight on that behalf.
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emrging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium- Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium - Abstract Collection , 2019
BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium , 2017
Water is a strategic resource in the development mechanism, in the geopolitics of Asia. With the ... more Water is a strategic resource in the development mechanism, in the geopolitics of Asia. With the largest population density and widespread urbanization, Asia is beginning to face major water and energy scarcity. In 2025, water scarcity is expected to affect more than 1.8 billion people across Asia with Pakistan identified at extreme water security risk, while China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Cambodia are considered to be at high risk. The headwater of most of the major transboundary rivers in Asia begin on the Tibetan Plateau, which provides water to more than 500 million people in Asia and 259 million people in China. Known as the 'third pole,' the Tibetan Plateau sees the origins of some Asia's rivers which flow from west to east including Indus, Yarlung (Brahmaputra), Ganga, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Yellow and Yangtze. This large scale trans-boundary river system plays a critical role in hydro-politics in Asia.
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