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Securitization and desecuritization of Russia in the national security and defence concepts of Latvia (1995-2020)

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  • Securitization theory has come a long way since it was first coined and developed by Ole Wæver of the Copenhagen School of International Relations

  • The aim of this study is to analyse the trends of securitization and desecuritization of Russia in the documents that outline the basic assumptions and actions to be taken regarding the national security and state defence of Latvia

  • Review of the Latvian national security and defence concepts from three decades provides a structured insight in a state-level approach to securitization

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Securitization and desecuritization of Russia in the national security and defence concepts ... This article applies the securitization theory to the analysis of almost three decades of evolving national security and state defence concepts in Latvia.

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