Small states, survival and strategy

Bailes, Alyson J. K.; Rickli, Jean-Marc; Þórhallsson, Baldur

doi:10.4324/9781315798042-2

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“…Izvirzītās trīs stratēģijas formāli var izpausties gan divpusējās, gan daudzpusējās aliansēs, un tās neizslēdz cita citu. [9,35] Latvijas iesaiste kolektīvās aizsardzības sistēmā gan NATO, gan ES atspoguļo visaptverošu redzējumu par drošības izaicinājumiem, kas Beilsas, Riklija un Torhalsona pētījumā ietverti drošības izaicinājumu matricā:…”

Section: Mazas Valsts Aizsardzības Stratēģijas Izpratneunclassified

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Dubultās aizsardzības garantiju aspekti Latvijas aizsardzības politikas veidotājiem

Bodnieks

2018

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Valērija Bodnieka raksts ir veltīts dubultās aizsardzības garantiju aspektiem Latvijas aizsardzības politikas veidošanā. Rakstā ir apskatīta Latvijas kā mazas valsts aizsardzības stratēģija un Latvijas kolektīvās aizsardzības garantiju tiesiskie aspekti, kas izriet ne tikai no Ziemeļatlantijas līguma, bet arī no citiem starptautiskiem dokumentiem. No juridiskā aspekta Latvijai kā mazai valstij ir dubultās kolektīvās aizsardzības garantijas. Rakstā tiek skatītas ne vien šīs aizsardzības garantijas, bet arī bruņotas agresijas būtība. Autors ir veicis politiski tiesisko aspektu apkopojumu, kas Latvijas aizsardzības politikas veidotājiem ir kā instruments, kas izriet no kolektīvās aizsardzības principa un solidaritātes klauzulas valsts pastāvēšanas nodrošināšanai. Valērijs Bodnieks’ article has been dedicated to aspects of dual protection in defence policy creation in Latvia. The article showcases defence strategy of Latvia, as a small country, and legal aspects of Latvian collective defense guarantees, which derive not only from the North Atlantic Treaty but also other international documents. Legally Latvia, as a small country, possesses dual collective defence guarantees. The article addresses not only the guarantees but also the essence of armed aggression. The author has made a summary of the politically legal aspects, which serve as an instrument to defence policy makers of Latvia; it follows the principle of collective defense and the solidarity clause to ensure the existence of the state.

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Section: Mazas Valsts Aizsardzības Stratēģijas Izpratneunclassified

“…); • nelaimes gadījumi un dabas stihijas (kodolkatastrofas, bioloģiskās, ķīmiskās katastrofas, pandēmijas, vides degradēšanās un resursu izsīkums, klimata izmaiņas). [9,35]…”

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Dubultās aizsardzības garantiju aspekti Latvijas aizsardzības politikas veidotājiem

Bodnieks

2018

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“…It should be noted, however, that joining alliances may also have its downsides. In exchange for protection, larger powers may limit the freedom of small states to manoeuvre politically, or put them under additional pressure by interfering with their domestic or foreign affairs (Bailes, Rickli and Thorhallsson, 2014).…”

Section: Alliances As Responses To Threatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This requires engagement with various actors and security suppliers to mitigate risks. In order to do this, small states may employ a shelter strategy (Bailes, Rickli and Thorhallsson, 2014). Bailes, Thayer and Thorhallsson criticized traditional alliance theory, offering a new concept of alliance "shelter" designed, as they put it, to better capture the needs of small states and explain their foreign policy behaviour.…”

Section: Alliance Shelter Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Security Strategies of Small States in a Changing World

Vaicekauskaitė

2017

Journal on Baltic Security

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How are small states adjusting to a changing security environment and managing tensions with greater powers in their neighbourhood? Much of the recent literature on small states spends a great deal of time examining challenges to small states and their security policies. Scholars offer several strategies that small states can employ to adjust to a changing security landscape. Small states have two broad options -to focus on their own defence posture, trying to keep their autonomy and stay neutral, or use different cooperative schemes -bandwagon with larger powers, form alliances against dominant powers, or seek shelter and develop hedging strategies. This article reviews survival strategies employed by small states and provides a basis to better understand the behaviour of small states in today's contested security environment.

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“…also argues that what we understand as 'security', foreign policy' or 'national interest' may be more fluid than acknowledged in the traditional literature and therefore more moldable. 15 Thus, small states survival and influence are not easily defined in a general and essentialist way, but in themselves the subject of negotiation.…”

Section: Itmentioning

confidence: 99%