Big challenges ahead for military

KUALA LUMPUR: The growing complexity and unpredictability of the global security environment makes military preparedness both more necessary and challenging than ever, said Perak Ruler Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah.

Hence, he said the need for effectively educated armed forces would remain constant.

“Education provides new insights and understanding, along with the development of critical abilities,” he said in his lecture titled “Education is the First Line of Defence and Security for the Nation” here yesterday.

The lecture, held in conjunction with Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia’s 10th anniversary, also saw the book Memoir Seorang Jeneral launched.

Sultan Nazrin also said there were issues such as international terrorism that continuously adapted and mutated.

“These require an approach that trains the armed forces to anticipate and respond to evolving forms of terrorist attacks.

“Such an ability rests on understanding social, cultural and political contexts,” he said.

Apart from that, he noted that cyber attacks and technology-related threats also posed a potentially devastating impact, and these required a forward-looking approach, creativity and critical abilities. — Bernama