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The paper deals with the role of the Kaitseliit (Defence League) voluntary defence organisationin Estonia's defence in the years of the Estonian War of Independence (also known as theLiberation War) and in peacetime until 1940, with attention focused mainly on the 1930s. Anoverview is provided of the historiography, the formation of Kaitseliit in 1918, its role in theLiberation War, the period of decreasing activity of the organisation after the war, and the restorationand development of Kaitseliit in the 1920s and 1930s. The author reviews the objectivesof the organisation, issues of its membership, structure, management and armament,as well as the use of Kaitseliit and its units in Estonian military defence and internal training.The paper also attempts to answer the question how the role of Kaitseliit in Estonian nationaldefence developed.Key words: paramilitarism, Kaitseliit, paramilitary organisational structure, military defenceof Estonia, military training. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/ahuk.v28i0.928

This paper deals with concepts of images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi, and the Estonian Kaitseliit, with the aim of identifying factors that predetermined qualitative changes in these images in the different periods of activity of these paramilitary organisations. In addition, possible functions of the images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian riflemen are analysed. The study is based on the presumption that, in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi and the Estonian Kaitseliit, the formation of the images of ethnic minorities in the different periods of activity of these organisations (the struggles for independence, the formation of the parliamentary system, authoritarian coups and presidential power, and national political crises) was predetermined by the practice of attaching ethnic groups to the relative camps of allies or foes, and by the policy of dividing ethnic minorities into groups of 'reliable' and 'unreliable'.

This paper deals with concepts of images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi, and the Estonian Kaitseliit, with the aim of identifying factors that predetermined qualitative changes in these images in the different periods of activity of these paramilitary organisations. In addition, possible functions of the images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian riflemen are analysed. The study is based on the presumption that, in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi and the Estonian Kaitseliit, the formation of the images of ethnic minorities in the different periods of activity of these organisations (the struggles for independence, the formation of the parliamentary system, authoritarian coups and presidential power, and national political crises) was predetermined by the practice of attaching ethnic groups to the relative camps of allies or foes, and by the policy of dividing ethnic minorities into groups of 'reliable' and 'unreliable'.

This paper deals with concepts of images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi, and the Estonian Kaitseliit, with the aim of identifying factors that predetermined qualitative changes in these images in the different periods of activity of these paramilitary organisations. In addition, possible functions of the images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian riflemen are analysed. The study is based on the presumption that, in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi and the Estonian Kaitseliit, the formation of the images of ethnic minorities in the different periods of activity of these organisations (the struggles for independence, the formation of the parliamentary system, authoritarian coups and presidential power, and national political crises) was predetermined by the practice of attaching ethnic groups to the relative camps of allies or foes, and by the policy of dividing ethnic minorities into groups of 'reliable' and 'unreliable'.

This paper deals with concepts of images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi, and the Estonian Kaitseliit, with the aim of identifying factors that predetermined qualitative changes in these images in the different periods of activity of these paramilitary organisations. In addition, possible functions of the images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian riflemen are analysed. The study is based on the presumption that, in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi and the Estonian Kaitseliit, the formation of the images of ethnic minorities in the different periods of activity of these organisations (the struggles for independence, the formation of the parliamentary system, authoritarian coups and presidential power, and national political crises) was predetermined by the practice of attaching ethnic groups to the relative camps of allies or foes, and by the policy of dividing ethnic minorities into groups of 'reliable' and 'unreliable'.

This paper deals with concepts of images of ethnic minorities in the ideologies of the LithuanianRiflemen's Union, the Latvian Aizsargi, and the Estonian Kaitseliit, with the aim of identifyingfactors that predetermined qualitative changes in these images in the different periods of activityof these paramilitary organisations. In addition, possible functions of the images of ethnicminorities in the ideologies of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian riflemen are analysed. Thestudy is based on the presumption that, in the ideologies of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union,the Latvian Aizsargi and the Estonian Kaitseliit, the formation of the images of ethnic minoritiesin the different periods of activity of these organisations (the struggles for independence,the formation of the parliamentary system, authoritarian coups and presidential power, andnational political crises) was predetermined by the practice of attaching ethnic groups to therelative camps of allies or foes, and by the policy of dividing ethnic minorities into groups of'reliable' and 'unreliable'.Key words : paramilitarism, Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, Aizsargi, Kaitseliit, ideology, imagesof ethnic minorities. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/ahuk.v28i0.929

Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Global Trends -- National Security Implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Armed Forces in Civil Security: Managing Border Security and Refugee Flows -- Understanding the Information Environment: Command and Control, Trends, and Cooperation -- Part II. Defining the Problem -- The Nexus of Trafficking and Terrorism -- The Impact of Human Behavior on Cyber Defense -- Developing a New Approach to Cyber Diplomacy: Addressing Malign Information Maneuvers in Cyberspace -- Part III. Policy and Academic Solutions -- The Role of Defense Education in the Context of Current and Emerging Security Challenges -- The Role of UNICRI in Advancing Global Security: Implications for Miltary and Defense Cross-Border Threats -- Sociocultural Behavior Influence Modelling and Assessment: Current Work and Research Frontiers -- The Need for Public-Private Information Sharing in Cybersecurity -- Part IV. National and Regional Case Studies -- Cyberspace Defense: The Estonian Kaitseliit Model -- ASPires: Case-Study of Regional Cooperation and Technology -- South East European Border Security Coordination Issues: Case Study of Migration in Serbia -- Part V. Technical Solutions -- Advances in Wireless Communications Technologies Relevant to the Warfighter's Concern for Border and Perimeter Security -- GIS Support and Other Technical Tools to Mitigate South East European Border Security Threats -- Service Oriented Architecture for Intelligence Information System Development in South East Europe -- Subject Index -- Author Index