Mareks Matisons discusses at NATO Annual CIMIC Foresight Conference and upcoming ISMS Conference 2026 that current NATO doctrinal approaches to civil-military cooperation (AJP-3.19) inadequately address homeland defense dynamics, especially in frontline nations dependent on total defense. Civilian populations become both the referent object and agents of security, contrasting with expeditionary operational assumptions. The doctrinal gap is structural, impacting operational-tactical interface, exemplified by Latvia's 1st Riga Brigade, which functions as a societal security institution combining kinetic deterrence with community cohesion. The discussion is grounded in Copenhagen School's societal security theory emphasizing existential threats to shared values and identity rather than state sovereignty alone.

Mareks Matisons discusses at NATO Annual CIMIC Foresight Conference and upcoming ISMS Conference 2026 that current NATO doctrinal approaches to civil-military cooperation (AJP-3.19) inadequately address homeland defense dynamics, especially in frontline nations dependent on total defense. Civilian populations become both the referent object and agents of security, contrasting with expeditionary operational assumptions. The doctrinal gap is structural, impacting operational-tactical interface, exemplified by Latvia's 1st Riga Brigade, which functions as a societal security institution combining kinetic deterrence with community cohesion. The discussion is grounded in Copenhagen School's societal security theory emphasizing existential threats to shared values and identity rather than state sovereignty alone.