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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA

Figure 3.3 - Military Operations Other Than War Highlighted 15

In American and British doctrines, operations other than war embrace
peace support operations within which is peacekeeping, peace
enforcement, conflict prevention, peace-making, peace building,
humanitarian operations and counter insurgency, which is abbreviated
as COIN within which is subversion, terrorism and armed insurrection.

Levels of War

The levels of warfare provide a framework to rationalise and categorise
military activity. There are three levels of war addressed by national
and naval planners for determining the quantum and manner in which
national power in general and maritime power in particular, is to be
applied. These are strategic, operational and tactical levels of war.

This framework, also clarifies the interrelationships between the various
levels, although these should not be seen as discrete, as the levels often
overlap. The framework of strategic, operational and tactical levels

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