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Context-dependent processes for planning and designing large-scale security operations
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This article suggests that contemporary security threats require law enforcement and internal security organisations to possess a systemic toolbox of methodologically different planning and design methods. These ... -
Irregular and illegal migration - political challenges for Europe and the West
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)There is no patent remedy for the chronic refugee and irregular migra tion crisis. War and instability in regions neighbouring Europe – often involving European powers – led to a spike in the number of refugees and ... -
Media consumption patterns of internal security information: a comparative analysis of Estonian- and Russian speaking communities
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This paper is part of a research project carried out between 2022 and 2023, providing a comprehensive analysis of the reception and interpre tation of the messages of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, with a ... -
Digital nomads and emerging cyber threats
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This article adopts the concept of hybrid warfare from theoretical mili tary strategy to address a contemporary form of intercountry migration – digital nomadism – from a cybersecurity perspective. The article aims to ... -
Migration: is it a threat to the security of the Republic of Lithuania?
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)From the very beginning, human beings have been looking for a safe and secure place for not only themselves but also their families and their communities. It is an essential need throughout one’s lifetime. Various ... -
Why migration matters - evolving concepts and policies within the EU
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This article examines the multifaceted nature of contemporary migra tion, emphasising both individual motivations and the broader geopo litical dynamics that influence migration policies and international rela tions. ... -
The effectiveness of international criminal and judicial cooperation in the context of cyberspace tools
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This paper describes the international cooperation tools currently avail able to investigating authorities and prosecutors in a European Union member state to ensure effective prosecution in terms of the collection of ... -
The impact of migration on resource availability and security in destination countries
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This article aims to analyse, based on existing secondary data, the linkage between population growth, increased life expectancy, consumption and changes in consumption patterns in the context of migration influenced ... -
Navigating ethnic frictions: a case study on the possible risk of immigration-related conflict in Estonian municipalities in 2014-2018
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This study provides insights into measuring immigration-related con flict risk in diverse societies, using Estonia as a case study. Employing the Measuring Immigration-Related Conflict Risk Index (MICRI), which is designed ... -
Investigative interviewing of child witnesses in Estonia
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)In 2004, the first unit was formed in the Estonian Police and Board Guard specialising in investigating crimes against children. To celebrate 20 years from this event, we reflect on how the investigative interviewing of ... -
A survey among Estonian residents one month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine: resilience is key
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and symptoms of depression and anxiety, perceived stress, and post-traumatic stress in Estonia one month after the start of the war in Ukraine. ... -
The Police Diplomat Network as a response to modern challenges: a Portuguese perspective
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)This research explores the transformation of international security dynamics amid the rising challenges posed by globalised crime and modern crises. A pivotal element in this discourse is the phenomenon of Russian ... -
Beyond firearms: the European illegal arms market through a criminological lens
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)Each year, approximately 600–700 homicides are committed with firearms in the EU. Despite this, the subject of the illicit arms market in Europe has only recently become the focus of in-depth criminological study. ... -
Professor Eduard Raska as an outstanding scientist and statesman
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)Security Spectrum’s special issue on criminology is dedicated to Professor Eduard Raska (1944–2008), who would have turned 80 this autumn. Although his life was regrettably short, the scale of what he accomplished in ... -
Intentional homicides in Baltic and Nordic States 1990-2021
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2024)The main goal of the article was to analyse data on homicides in Estonia and the other Baltic states in the years 1990–2021 and to conceptualize these changes. The level and dynamics of intentional homicides committed in ... -
Security problems caused to the Republic of Lithuania by the Ukrainian war and Belorussian hybrid attacks
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2023)The second stage of Russia’s war against Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, with a new invasion into other parts of Ukraine and the occupation of more territories. This invasion led to a massive influx of refugees from ... -
The European Union internal security challenges after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2023)The invasion of Ukraine is the most serious challenge that the European Union has faced since its inception and the impact on its security is immense. The first evident consequence of the European Union’s internal security ... -
Putin’s extremist regime and its securitisation of the invasion of Ukraine through the label of terrorism
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2023)In this article, Putin’s regime as an aggressor in the current war with Ukraine is examined against Cassam’s (2022) extremism framework, encompassing ideological extremism, methods extremism, and, notably, extremist mindset, ... -
The perception of police messages in Estonian and Russian language communities in Estonia during times of crisis
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2023)Two major crises, the COVID-19 crisis of 2019-2021 and the subsequent Ukraine conflict that began in 2022, have had a significant impact on the global political and social landscape. These crises necessitated the implementation ... -
Corruption as the hybrid threat in a changing security environment
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2023)The purpose of this article is to analyse how the significance of corruption has evolved within today’s rapidly developing security environment, as corruption has increasingly transformed from a traditional type of crime ...