Bangladesh Institute of Peace & Security Studies - Content BIPSS

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This is the first institution of its kind in Bangladesh, which is aimed at developing a comprehensive academic research program on all aspects of peace and security as well as timely security analysis in the region. It is not duplicate the work of other institutions or organizations already working in the field of peace and security in South Asia, but rather, it is complement their work and breathe new grounds. Some of the institutions working in this field are key partners in the implementation of BIPSS program of work.

• The reach of the Institute is to move beyond traditional security audiences such as the military and defense policymakers and academics already working in the field. And it targets not only senior military officers and policymakers but include a cross-section of actors across civil society.
• The seminar/workshop/dialogue program in Human Security fills major gaps in knowledge on conventional security issues as well as rights based discourse among key constituencies across South Asia.
• It enhances the development of a new community of South Asia with expertise in South Asian security issues.
• It enhances the capacity of practitioners to participate effectively in processes designed to promote human security in the region.
• It promotes South Asian own understanding and development of their own concepts of security and framework for addressing threats to peace and security in the region.
• It promotes greater participation of civil society in the process of Security Sector Reform and the making of defense and security policy.