Agenda Profile: Anti Poolamets
First Reading of the Draft Resolution (274 OE) of the Riigikogu "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to Prepare and Restore a Militarized Border Guard as a Separate Agency"
2024-04-03
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Political Position
The political position focuses heavily on national defense and the efficiency of border security. The speaker supports restoring a militarized border guard, stressing the necessity of granting combatant status and ensuring rapid decision-making capability (for instance, the ability to demolish bridges). The framework for addressing this issue is results-oriented, using the inefficiency observed at the beginning of the war in Ukraine as a point of comparison.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates knowledge regarding the modeling of military operations and border guard scenarios. They use a specific example from the start of the war in Ukraine (the Kamaz columns) and reference technical concepts such as "combatant" and the operational command structure (a chief and five deputies).
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is serious and urgent, employing an emotional anchor ("I am tormented by the sight of the beginning of the war in Ukraine") to introduce a strategic question. The speaker utilizes situation modeling and contrasts it with actual inefficiency to underscore the logical robustness of their viewpoint. The delivery is formal, addressing the question to the presenter.
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
The speaker is indirectly criticizing the current structure of the border guard, citing its inefficiency when compared to the scenario at the start of the war in Ukraine. The criticism is policy-driven, focusing on operational capability and speed of response.
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is on national security and the protection of the state border. International reference material (the war in Ukraine, Crimea) is used to support the arguments.
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Economic Views
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Social Issues
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently on the draft bill (274 OE) to re-establish the militarized border guard as a separate agency. The speaker is actively participating in the first reading, posing a question that highlights the expected operational superiority of the new structure.
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