Resilience as Deterrence
Towards a Comprehensive Security Panorama
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23529641 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Jussi P Laine (Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Bo Petersson (0000-0001-7289-6318, Malmö University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Resilience as Deterrence (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | IOS Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.3233/nhsdp159 |
| OpenAlex | W4415167191 |
| ISBN | 9781643686233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This volume examines the strategic transformation of NATO’s borderland regions from perceived vulnerabilities to recognised strategic assets within the Alliance’s collective defence architecture. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European security landscape has undergone profound changes, exposing limitations of traditional deterrence models and necessitating NATO’s recalibration toward greater emphasis on civil preparedness and resilience alongside conventional military strength. Rather than viewing borderlands as vulnerable peripheries requiring protection, this work demonstrates how regions sharing direct frontiers with Russia have emerged as critical centres of security innovation whose proximity to threat vectors grants them unique experiential knowledge and adaptive capabilities essential for broader Alliance security. Borderland communities have developed sophisticated approaches to managing hybrid threats through whole-of-society defence models that integrate civilian and military efforts while maintaining democratic governance under pressure. Their lived experience with Russian aggression has produced practical knowledge about deterrence implementation, early warning systems, and cross-domain threat management that complements theoretical strategic planning with operational reality. The volume argues that resilience should be conceptualised not merely as recovery from disruption but as transformative capacity enabling systems to reorganise, innovate, and evolve in response to changing threat environments, positioning these borderlands as force multipliers within NATO’s deterrence framework.
Corporate governance · Crisis management · Derogation · Deterrence theory · Preparedness · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Transformative learning · Vulnerability (computing) · Work (physics) · Global Security and Public Health · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |