| ID | 128950 |
| Title Proper | Soft security threats and small states |
| Other Title Information | the case of Estonia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Crandall, Matthew |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article will attempt to establish what is the relationship between domestic and international strategies taken by small states. To do this, Estonia will be used as a case study to examine how it has reacted to cyber-security, energy security, and national identity security. This work will take a qualitative critical approach that transcends common ontologies and epistemologies in International Relations. This will enable us to look at the relationship between levels of analysis, not just compartmentalize and compare them. A wide use of academic sources, open Estonian documents (both governmental and non-governmental), as well a semi-structured interview with an official of the Ministry of Defense will be used. This article concludes that small States will need to use all their resources, on both the domestic and international levels, to be successful in facing soft security. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol.14, No.1; March 2014: p.30-55 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol.14, No.1; March 2014: p.30-55 |
| Key Words | National Strategy ; Estonia ; Security ; Internal Security ; Security Threat ; Soft Security Threats ; Counterinsurgencies ; Insurgencies ; Cyber-Security ; Energy Security ; National Identity Security ; Common Ontologies ; Political Epistemologies ; International Relations - IR ; International Strategies |