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Resilience as Deterrence: Towards a Comprehensive Security Panorama
No full textRussia’s aggressive behavior and hybrid warfare tactics are confronting Europe with the urgent need to develop comprehensive approaches to resilience and deterrence which transcend traditional military perspectives.
This publication presents a selection of revised peer-reviewed contributions delivered at the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme Advanced Research Workshop (ARW), held from 1 to 3 October 2024 in Joensuu, Finland, and entitled Resilience as a Deterrence Strategy: Towards a Comprehensive Security Panorama. Finland’s decision to apply for NATO membership on 17 May 2022 was largely a consequence of growing concerns sparked by Russia’s increasingly assertive actions, and the workshop’s location underscored the reality that security challenges are not abstract concepts, but the lived experience of communities along Europe’s eastern borders. The workshop brought together over 130 international participants to focus on the human and societal dimensions of security and examine how resilience can serve as an effective deterrence strategy, and its interdisciplinary nature facilitated the generation of new insights and innovative approaches to contemporary security challenges. The chapters cover a broad spectrum of topics, from Russia’s shifting strategies and hybrid warfare tactics to the role of borders in building resilience, human aspects of security, and NATO’s collective identity in the post-invasion era. The diversity of perspectives, including academic research, policy analysis, and practical experience from border security professionals, provides a comprehensive view of the challenges and opportunities facing the international security community.
The insights and recommendations presented here will be of interest to researchers, policy makers, border security professionals and representatives of civil society organizations alike
Is winter coming? Outdoor recreation voluntary associations and fat biking in Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Minnesota
No full textOutdoor recreation voluntary associations (ORVAs) such as mountain biking associations play vital roles in the creation, management, and upkeep of trail systems in North America. While research on ORVAs has expanded in the last decade, studies have not sufficiently examined the challenges presented by the impacts of climate disruption on ORVAs, including increased demands on volunteers and event cancellations, nor the potential long-term impacts on the viability of trail-based activities coordinated by ORVAs. Based on interviews and surveys conducted in Northwestern Ontario (NWO) and Northeastern Minnesota (NEM), this study aimed to 1) ascertain the extent of fat biking participation in NWO and NEM and the ridership profiles of those engaged in this recreational activity, 2) assess their levels of engagement as volunteers within local ORVAs, 3) assess their willingness to volunteer in the future, and 4) explore the challenges and opportunities associated with the inclusion of fat biking as a climate change adaptive strategy within regional recreation offerings. Findings revealed that while fat bikers appreciated the volunteer efforts of trail groomers and event/race coordinators more than forty percent were unlikely to volunteer with local ORVAs. Existing ORVA volunteers reported higher demands on their time during heavy snow seasons, as well as burnout associated with a lack of volunteer recruitment and retention strategies. With climate disruption trends expected to continue, Mountain Biking ORVAs (MB-ORVAs) must proactively manage associated and compounded challenges by developing seasonal trail grooming and volunteer recruitment, management, and retention strategies and should consider rotating co-hosting duties for collaborative fat bike events to ensure the provision of safe and well-groomed trails, and regularly occurring events, which support the continued development and growth of regional winter fat biking engagement
Generative Intelligence for Robotic Manipulation: A Framework for Proactive Planning, Failure Diagnosis, and Autonomous Recovery
No full textPostural Responses to Standing Balance Perturbations and Their Association with Balance Maintenance
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