Latvia’s Security and Defence Post-2014
This article takes a comprehensive look at developments in Latvia’s security and defence policies since 2014. The annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the military conflict in Ukraine provided a major impetus for Latvian decision-makers to counter external and domestic threats to national securi...
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Baltic Defence College
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal on Baltic Security |
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| description | This article takes a comprehensive look at developments in Latvia’s security and defence policies since 2014. The annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the military conflict in Ukraine provided a major impetus for Latvian decision-makers to counter external and domestic threats to national security. The article discusses three key aspects of Latvia’s post-2014 security and defence developments. First, it looks at the transformation of security perceptions on the policy-making level. Second, the article discusses Latvia’s efforts to strengthen its military capabilities. Domestic security developments are also discussed. Third, differences between attitudes of Latvians and Russian-speakers towards a number of security and defence-related issues are presented. The article concludes that much has been done since 2014, but progress has been uneven. It will take more than just a few years to close the existing gaps in domestic and external security of Latvia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-631ab1dff5714bd5a98aafbcb8bb2f582022-12-22T02:25:32ZengBaltic Defence CollegeJournal on Baltic Security2382-92302016-12-01227110810.1515/jobs-2016-0045jobs-2016-0045Latvia’s Security and Defence Post-2014Rostoks Toms0Vanaga Nora1Latvian National Defence Academy, LatviaLatvian National Defence Academy, LatviaThis article takes a comprehensive look at developments in Latvia’s security and defence policies since 2014. The annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the military conflict in Ukraine provided a major impetus for Latvian decision-makers to counter external and domestic threats to national security. The article discusses three key aspects of Latvia’s post-2014 security and defence developments. First, it looks at the transformation of security perceptions on the policy-making level. Second, the article discusses Latvia’s efforts to strengthen its military capabilities. Domestic security developments are also discussed. Third, differences between attitudes of Latvians and Russian-speakers towards a number of security and defence-related issues are presented. The article concludes that much has been done since 2014, but progress has been uneven. It will take more than just a few years to close the existing gaps in domestic and external security of Latvia.https://doi.org/10.1515/jobs-2016-0045 |
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| title | Latvia’s Security and Defence Post-2014 |
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