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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
Drug Trafficking

Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution
and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws.

Economy of Effort

Economy of effort is the prudent allocation and application of resources to achieve
the desired results and needs to be balanced with the other principles of war, notably
security and sustainability.

Electronic Warfare
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the
electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy.
Embroilment

It is a situation where conditions are altered to use of force to attain political objectives
by a large scale, of greater intensity, or longer duration than it had predicted or was
prepared at the initial stages.

End State

The set of required conditions that defines achievement of the commander’s objectives.
Environmental Doctrine

Environmental doctrine draws on functional and thematic doctrine that is specific to
the maritime, land, air, space, information (including cyberspace) and electromagnetic
environments. It describes doctrine within the context of the surrounding or conditions
within which operations occur.
Escalation

Increasing the intensity of the conflict during the course of an operation.

Essential Task

A specified or implied task that an organisation must perform to accomplish the
mission that is typically included in the mission statement.

Established Peace

There is no threat or actual violence. However, this is a transitory condition, generally
not enjoyed for long.

246 To Nurture a Stable Environment at Sea