Resilience, a concept describing society’s ability to withstand disasters, including military attacks, has gained importance in Europe amid increasing hybrid and conventional threats from various hostile actors in the international arena. It is a priority issue in the countries bordering Russia due to its increasing readiness to use military force against neighbouring countries. Resilience depends on many factors, including a vibrant civil society determining society’s self-organization capabilities and strong state and society relations. The chapter outlines the civic dimension of resilience as described in the theoretical literature. It aims to define measurable indicators of the civic aspect of resilience in the context of national security. The empirical part of the paper is based on the secondary data from Latvia and Finland—two countries bordering Russia but with different political cultures and maturity levels of comprehensive national defence, which is a defence concept aimed at increasing resilience. The comparative approach gives insights into civic indicators in two different contexts and outlines the development directions of civil society to promote resilience. The chapter’s most important conclusion is that participatory political culture is essential for a shift from a top-down to a bottom-up approach to resilience. This is possible if democratic principles of governance and cooperation operate at civil society and political levels. For a comprehensive national defence system aiming to build resilience in the context of national security to be functional, the chapter recommends focusing not only on military aspects but also on the indicators that characterize the broader social and political context and developing long-term strategies and action plans that promote a vibrant civil society and a government that is responsive to society’s needs and initiatives.