Browsing by Author "Johanson T"

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    Differing concepts of total defence in small states: comparing the cases of New Zealand and Poland
    (AFM Publishing House, 2022) Johanson T
    This article proposes that a small state’s approach to total defence will be strong influenced by the nature of its strategic environment. It compares the defence approaches of Poland and New Zealand to identify whether the different contexts of their strategic environments necessitate divergent strategies for defending their state. The theory of population ecology of organisations will be used to frame the different options available to small states in their strategic environments and applied to the cases in order to explain their different approaches to total defence.
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    The Defence Capability Plan 2019: Ten Different Views from Security Commentators
    (2019-08-19) Azizian R; Burton J; Greener P; Harding N; Hutching M; Johanson T; Mapp W; Morse V; Moses J; Patman R; Harding, N
    With the aim of broadening views on security issues, we asked a range of experts and commentators to respond to the 2019 Defence Capability Plan (DCP19) from their own point of view.
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    Understanding National Security as Contextual: The Implications for Small State Defence Policy
    (Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University, 2022) Johanson T
    This article proposes that the concept of national security is contextual, and therefore is viewed differently by small and large states. Additionally, it is argued that state military responses within their overarching national security approach should reflect the unique demands of their specific strategic environment. This proposition is based on analysis of the national security literature of selected large and small state cases. The national security discourses of United States, China, and Russia indicate a threat-based approach to defence policy which focuses on constructing a narrative around competing actors as threats to global stability. On the other hand, the small state discourses selected from New Zealand, Poland, Canada, and Chile, focus on defining and articulating the strategic environment they find themselves in rather than on threats. Despite these different perspectives, both small and large states employ the same model for developing their military contribution to national security, which may be seen as problematic for smaller actors as government and citizens’ expectations of state militaries increase in the post-Cold War international environment.