There has never been any explicit world order that has been natural, autarkic, and self-sustained. The only exception might a world order with ‘rule of the jungle’ where in the powerful subdue the weak. Despite the seemingly beneficial and all-inclusive liberal world order supported by
The Rīga Conference 2020 will take place on the 12th and 13th of November online. The conference will gather high level experts and decision-makers. Its participants will have the opportunity to hear from the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European
Advances in information and communication technologies -- global Internet, social media, Internet of Things and a range of related science-driven innovations -- are recognized almost everyone and everywhere Less well appreciated are the accelerated advances in Artificial Intelligence and its far-ranging applications that are shaping
Over the last five years, NATO has undergone deep modernization of its command structure and force posture. Three consecutive summits have proven NATO’s adaptability to the new security environment created by Russian aggression on Ukraine and the increased assertiveness of Putin’s regime. Two important strategic
With Moscow’s tacit support, ethnic Russians in the Estonian city of Narva vote to declare autonomy and threaten to block rail lines, sparking fears of unrest. The Kremlin provides weapons and support to both sides in separatist conflicts in Georgia’s Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions,
On September 29, the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, Vice-President of the Estonian Atlantic Association (EATA) Krista Mulenok, in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Latvia, invited Baltic Sea region Atlantic Treaty Organizations to a discussion on topical security issues. During the discussion, participants presented profiles
On September 18, 2020 the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, in cooperation with Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association (EATA) organised an online expert discussion on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Comprehensive Defence. NATO Defense Institution and Capacity Building Director Mark DiPaolo, Undersecretary for Defense Policy of
The lives of Latvian residents have been turned upside down since March of 2020. We have faced unprecedented social, economic and political constraints in less than half a year. The pandemic, like the people of other countries of the European Union, also surprised us unprepared. However, overall statistics show that
On September 4, in the framework of the Conversation Festival LAMPA, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia organised a discussion entitled “Comprehensive State Protection – Covid-19 analysis and training”, in which Dr Artis Pabriks, Defence Minister of Latvia, Mārtiņš Baltmanis, Deputy Head
This book analyzes the small Baltic States and their integration into the Euro-Atlantic structures from the perspective of the foreign policies of major powers - the United States, Russia, and major European powers and institutions - towards the region, or each of the Baltic States.
This issue of the journal is a result of the project “Masterclasses for young political leaders” organized by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Latvian Political Science Association. The project was tailored to deliver the master classes by current politicians and leading academics
On 30th July, Secretary General of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation Sigita Struberga participated in the broadcast “Two Hemispheres” (“Divas puslodes”). She discussed issues of interest, such as the British-Chinese relations, the new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Asia, as well as the relentless protests