Force Posturing and the Contemporary Security Environment: Options for Industrially Dependent Countries

Traditionally, nation-states have relied on armed forces for securing their survival and interests. Their force postures were designed for specific security environments precipitated mainly by conventional military threats from adversaries.

However, the prevailing volatile international security environment fueled by technology, globalization, and the concomitant novel spectrum of threats has exacerbated the force posturing challenges for nation-states across the globe.