Estonian National Security Strategy: Current and Future Challenges

Abstract

Russia's realpolitik approach to geopolitics in the Nordic-Baltic region is a serious concern to Estonia's present and future. The dynamics of the world grand-political arena can have a negative impact on the Northern-European security environment, and particularly for Estonia. In the foreseeable future, changes in U.S. Grand Strategy, the decline of European military capabilities, and the impact of Russian political, economic, and military reforms will force Estonian security policy makers and planners to assess security solutions. Estonia, with very limited resources, and almost nonexistent strategic-geographic depth, cannot hope to rely on its own efforts to maintain peace and security. Estonian strategy makers need to think about adopting an improved deterrence model based on a more comprehensive approach. Estonian strategy should involve not only an all-of-government approach, but also society in a wider respect, to build-up a visible and understandable resilience concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590661

Entities

People

  • Eero Rebo

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deterrence
  • Education
  • European Union
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Capabilities
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies