South Asian Stability Workshop: A Crisis Simulation Exercise

Abstract

The South Asian Stability Workshop was a crisis simulation exercise held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 19-22 March 2013. Participants were comprised of Indian, Pakistan, and U.S. former military officers, civilians, and academics. The simulation involved dividing the Indian and Pakistani participants into teams based on country of origin and playing three moves within the context of a hypothetical crisis scenario, set in the year 2018. The simulation was not a tactical-level war-game, but rather an operational/strategic-level exercise. The simulation exercise was designed to reinforce our theoretical understanding of India-Pakistan strategic stability with practical, conceptual clarity. Although Track II dialogues and academic conferences have been useful for developing a robust theoretical understanding of strategic stability, the South Asian Stability Workshop provided a laboratory in which these theoretical hypotheses could be explored and stress-tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA587433

Entities

People

  • Feroz H. Khan
  • Ryan W. French

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Simulations
  • South Asia
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security