Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of NSP through Emerging Technologies: A Methodological Framework

Abstract

The concept of national security remains ambiguous, having evolved from simpler definitions, which emphasized freedom from military threat and from political coercion, to encompass non-military concern such as energy security, environmental security, and even health, women’s, and food security. Hence, there is need to evaluate various dimensions of National security under technological innovations in digital world taking into account threat landscape. Moreover, technological framework need to be defined to synergies National effort among various organ of National Power. In order to produce transparent and reproducible answer for technological impact on National Security, comparative analysis of National Security Strategy (NSS) of Pakistan, India, UK, USA, China and Russia carried out, Systematic Literature Review of books, papers, and articles from 2012-2023 on NSS done through structured research to identify various dimension of NSS and technological impact on these dimensions. Basing on the extracted information, National Security Policy of Pakistan analyzed to identify gaps and suggested methodology to synergies effort among various organ of National Power. My thesis shows that NSS encompasses both traditional and non-traditional security. Transitional security includes Military, Internal, Foreign/ Border, Space securities and non-traditional incorporates Economy, Human, Energy, Heath/ Food and Environmental securities. Digitization and advancement in science has impact on all dimension of NSS for formulation of Policy, Legal Framework, Technical, Organizational, Capacity Building and Cooperation. Cyber Security can address technological impact on traditional and non-traditional security. Hence, exclusive section for cybersecurity is imperative in NSP of Pakistan and thereafter National Technological Framework is required to Synergies National Security efforts among various National Powers.