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Willingness to defend one's own country and to resist in the Baltic states
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Abstract This article addresses the question of willingness to defend one’s own country and a similar notion of resistance, should Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia be attacked. The study principally relies on quantitative data from a dedicated nationally representative survey across all three countries. The dat... view more
This article addresses the question of willingness to defend one’s own country and a similar notion of resistance, should Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia be attacked. The study principally relies on quantitative data from a dedicated nationally representative survey across all three countries. The data acquired thereof reaffirm findings from previous studies concluding that the highest level of willingness to defend one's own country is in Estonia, while it is lower in Latvia and in Lithuania. Asked if and how respondents would resist in case of an attack, more willingness to resist either non-violently or violently was expressed by respondents in Lithuania, ahead of the number of willing to do so in Estonia and more so in Latvia. Demographic background of the respondents visualized and discussed in the article provides further nuances of both research questions. While situation with the willingness to defend Estonia is relatively comfortable, this should not be treated as a reason for complacency. There is still room for progress within some groups of the society. Meanwhile, valuable lessons could be drawn for policies of Latvia and more so of Lithuania to avert some of the less flattery trends identifed in this study.... view less
Keywords
Lithuania; Estonia; Latvia; defense; resistance; EVS; Baltic States; demographic factors; social attitude
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 15-30
Journal
Security and defence quarterly, 30 (2020) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.35467/sdq/124712
ISSN
2544-994X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed