Reconceptualizing Total Defense : Strategy and Security in the Greater Baltic Sea Region.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veebel, Viljar.

Contributor:

Veebel

Series:

Baltic Security and Defense Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This Open Access book examines how Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have adjusted their security strategies in response to increasing geopolitical threats.Moving beyond traditional deterrence, these states have adopted a Total Defence approach as an inclusive strategy that unites the military and civilian sectors to bolster national.

Contents:

Baltic Security and Defense

Reconceptualizing Total Defense

Contents

Contributors

1. Introduction

2. Totalizing Defense: The Discursive Conscription of Society

3. The Moral Shield: Toward an Ethical Total Defense

4. Russia's Total War Against Ukraine and Lessons for the Baltic States: Russian Influence Activities and Strategic Narratives During the Russo-Ukrainian War 2022-2025

5. Gender and Total Defense: The Paradox of Inclusiveness

6. Small State's Strategic Adaptation: Lithuania's Integration of Collective and Total Defense

7. Volunteers in the Estonian Security Sector as Actors in Comprehensive Defense and Countering Hybrid Threats

8. National Strategic Communication in a Comprehensive National Defense System: A Case of Latvia

9. Self-Initiated Resistance in the Context of Total Defense: Estonian Needs and Ukrainian Lessons from 2022 to 2025

10. Poland's National Security: Striving for a Total Defense Notion?

11. Efforts or Circumstances? Explaining the Outcomes of the Baltic States' Burden Sharing Behavior in NATO

12. Comprehensive Defense Under Pressure: Balancing Force Build-Ups with Civil Defense in the Baltic States

13. Conclusion: Reconceptualizing Total Defense in the Greater Baltic Sea Region.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783032315861