Future Leaders Forum (FLF) is an important part of The Rīga Conference that takes place annually just before the Conference. It is one of the key side events of the Conference and is aimed at young professionals, under 35 years old, with interest in international
The annual security and foreign policy forum, The Rīga Conference 2023, closed on October 21. The conference attracted 640 on-site participants and a wider online audience with more than 40 000 unique viewers, who followed the discussions online across multiple platforms, reaching a wider audience
In 2020 people of Belarus visibly demonstrated their need for a liberal and democratic future through widespread protests which led to the imprisonment of more than 1300 individuals. Since then the situation has become even more strenuous as the state has doubled down on supporting
The annual security and foreign policy forum, The Rīga Conference 2023, closed on October 21. There were 620 delegates present, with almost 100 accredited media on site and online. There were 116 distinguished speakers assembled from more than 47 countries of the world. The live stream
Open Admission Day (October 19), hosted at the National Library of Latvia and online warmly welcomes everyone interested in security and foreign policy to discussions on sustainability, and technology, the Sino-Russian Axis, defence cooperation between Latvia and the United States, sustainable business transformation, transatlantic trade
Global Peace Index 2022 was presented yesterday in Riga. It was only presentation in Baltic States. The Research Director of LATO Dr.Sandis Šrāders concluded after the presentation: "The global and regional security is deteriorating in an unprecedented way to allow saying: there is no time for
The discussion is held on results of OECD survey of Latvian citizens' trust in public administration 2022. The discussion will look at what are the necessary steps to promote good governance and improve public opinion and involvement. The OECD survey on public trust in public
The annual security and foreign policy forum, The Rīga Conference 2022, has closed on October 22. There were 640 participants present with 90 accredited media. The Conference was streamed live in Latvian, English and Russian via Latvian Television, LSM.LV, LMT Straume, tv3.lv, GO3 Latvija. There
On June 28, IRI and LATO held a round table discussion to discuss the security of the Baltic Sea region. Special attention was paid to Soft Security issues in Latvia, as well as to the agenda of strengthening NATO's Eastern flank. LATO Secretary General Sigita Struberga
The Three Seas Initiative Civil Society Forum “Connecting States, Regions, and Societies: Debating, Innovating, and Acting” was initiated by the President of Latvia H.E. Egils Levits and organised jointly by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, the Chancery of the President of Latvia, and the Ministry of
Last weekend, on 20 and 21 May 2022, the Civil Society Forum of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) took place in Riga for the first time, and was opened by H. E. Egils Levits, the President of the Republic of Latvia. The purpose of the
On April 29, 2022, at Loeb House, Harvard University, Governor Michael Dukakis will present Volodymyr Oleksandrovyc Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, with the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute’s Annual Award “World Leader for Peace and Security” at “Laurel for