European Total Defence - Past, Present and Future

This book analyses the origins, experiences and challenges of total defence in Europe, and comprises a broad spectrum of national case studies as well as one international organisation - NATO.

List of contents

1: Introduction: A Multiverse of European Total Defence 2: On the way to Ukraine's total defence system: existential test for national resilience during Russia's hybrid warfare 3: Switzerland: From Total Defence Paragon to Total Defence Pupil 4: Civilian-military collaboration and the re-invention of Swedish total defence 5: Norwegian total defence concepts - approaching total defence 3.0? 6: Total Defence as a contested concept in Danish security and defence transformation 7: Total Defence Model at the Heart of Finland's National Defence and Resilience 8: Estonia: the comeback of total defence in the light of Russia's aggression in Ukraine 9: Latvia: comprehensive state defence as total defence 10: Shielding the nation: the emerging total defence in Lithuania 11: Poland: total defence in the making 12: Total Defence in the Netherlands: Mission Impossible? 13: NATO and total defence: A framework for national efforts 14: Conclusion: The Multiverse of European Total Defence elucidated

About the author

Gjermund Forfang Rongved is Associate Professor in economic history at the programme for International Studies at the University of Inland, Norway.

Summary

This book analyses the origins, experiences and challenges of total defence in Europe, and comprises a broad spectrum of national case studies as well as one international organisation – NATO.

Product details

• Authors: Gjermund Forfang Rongved
• Assisted by: Gjermund Forfang Rongved (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032805467
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280546-7
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Advances in Defence Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Defence strategy, planning & research, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Military and defence strategy, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries, total defence;societal security;Russia;Ukraine War;NATO