New Ideas for Total Defence. Comprehensive Security in Finland and Estonia
New Ideas for Total Defence. Comprehensive Security in Finland and Estonia

Author(s): Piotr Szymański
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Political behavior, Comparative politics
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Finland; Estonia; Security; comprehensive security system;
Summary/Abstract: Due to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, there is growing interest in the concept of comprehensive security in the Nordic and Baltic region. A comprehensive approach to security, which hails from the Cold War total defence doctrine, incorporates military and non‑military aspects of national security and crisis management. It is seen as a means of making a state and the society more resilient to external pressure, and of creating a favourable operational environment for national defence.

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