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The total defence snap link for national resistance: territorial defence forces – the Swiss example

open access: yesBezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka, 2022
For nations facing expansionist and revisionist neighbours such as Russia or China, a total defence approach provides a mechanism to protect both territorial integrity and political sovereignty. A key component for any effective total defence concept is volunteer, citizen-soldier territorial defence forces (TDF).
openaire   +2 more sources

A theory for investment across defences triggered at different stages of a predator-prey encounter [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
We introduce a general theoretical description of a combination of defences acting sequentially at different stages in the predatory sequence in order to make predictions about how animal prey should best allocate investment across different defensive ...
Broom, M.   +4 more
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From crisis to commitment: How empowerment and threat perceptions influence individuals’ defence willingness

open access: yesEuropean Journal of International Security
In times of new geopolitical challenges, many states have revived the concept of total defence, in which all citizens contribute to national defence efforts.
Hanna Bäck   +3 more
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Exogenously applied methyl jasmonate increased the resistance of postharvest pear fruit to blue mold

open access: yesFruit Research, 2022
Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a plant-signalling molecule that plays significant roles in stress reactions and defence responses. The goal of this study was to characterize the effects of exogenous MeJA application on the resistance of postharvest pear ...
Ming Chen   +6 more
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BUILDING THE RESERVES ON THE NATO FOREFRONT: THE BALTIC WAY [PDF]

open access: yesTrames
This study explores the defence strategies of the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – focusing on the development of their national reserve forces as a response to increased security threats from Russia.
Tomáš Zwiefelhofer, Josef Procházka
doaj   +1 more source

THE DEFENCE-ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF POLAND IN 2017, READ FROM THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOKS [PDF]

open access: yesDefence Science Review, 2017
Polish defence and economic thought is developing in our country. This is evidenced by the books on this subject published in print. In 2017, nine of them were published. They concern standard areas, i.e.
Janusz Płaczek
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating Collaboration: Understanding Civil-Military Interactions in Swedish Total Defence From a Security Network Perspective

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Military Studies
This study aims to contribute to our knowledge of civil-military collaboration within the framework of contemporary Swedish total defence planning and organizing.
Lotta Victor Tillberg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Butter Beats the Guns

open access: yesObrana a Strategie, 2017
The decreasing share of defence in total government expenditures reflects the fundamental choices about state functions. The main hypothesis of the research is: decreasing priority of military spending could cause lower quality of defence. The case study
Moshe Yanovskiy, Ilia Zatcovetsky
doaj   +1 more source

Democratisation of Defence Policies and Systems in Slovenia and Montenegro: Developmental and Comparative Aspects

open access: yesPolitics in Central Europe, 2020
The democratisation of national defence policies and systems plays a vital role in making any country more democratic. The democratic transition of this sector in Slovenia and Montenegro has experienced a challenging reform process and it is now time for
Prezelj Iztok, Injac Olivera, Kolak Anja
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Leptosphaeria maculans Infection on Promoter DNA Methylation of Defence Genes in Brassica napus

open access: yesAgronomy, 2020
Canola (Brassica napus) is an important crop species grown worldwide for its seeds, which are crushed for edible oil. Canola production is threatened by blackleg disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, which can lead up to 100 ...
Soodeh Tirnaz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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