Estonia’s Security: A Case Study of Internal and External Perceptions
Journal: Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University)
Year: 2018

Estonia is facing a challenging security situation, given the broad spectrum of threats and its historical and geopolitical ties to Russia. With that in mind, this qualitative case study aims at providing an overview of Estonia’s security by establishing the similarities and differences between internal and external perceptions and applying role theory to the findings. The empirical data, gathered through elite interviews with Estonia’s prime minister and defence minister, as well as officials a