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Israel wields military superiority over its neighbors by almost any measure 鈥� fighter jets, missile interceptors, intelligence capabilities, nuclear weapons, and billions of dollars in annual defense spending. And yet, all of that has not delivered an enduring sense of security.

In another arena, citizens are learning that security comes not just from military equipment. Facing potential Russian aggression, 鈥淓urope is mostly focused on acquiring military capability, but having a capable defense is not only about that,鈥� Finnish security analyst Matti Pesu聽told the Monitor last year. 鈥淚t is a mindset.鈥� This Finnish approach,聽known as聽henkinen maanpuolustus, translates roughly to 鈥渟piritual national defense.鈥�