2019 marked the 70 year anniversary since NATO was founded and 15 years since Latvia became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. In relation to these major events, Latvian Transatlantic Organisation organised a “Let's talk about NATO” project in cooperation with the Defence
On 15th May 2019 the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, organised a NATO simulation game to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Latvia’s NATO membership and the 70th anniversary of the Alliance. The summit took
In 2018 for the third time, the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence, organised an essay contest for young people under 21. Participants were invited to write their reflections on two topics: “NATO's role in the security of my country” and
For the past years, the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation has been an active participant at the LAMPA Conversation festival, as well as a co-organiser of discussions and activities organised by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia. In 2018, LATO co-organised a discussion “Who can be trusted
In 2017 from 16 June to 1 August a drawing contest was organised in honour of the 25th anniversary of the Latvian National Guard, in which children and teenagers from orphanages were invited to send in drawings on the topic “A wish to my protector – soldier”. There are over 9,000 volunteer national guardsmen and
In 2017, from 4 to 7 July, the Summer School for Youth on Strategic Communication took place. It gathered 18 participants from 14 different countries. Young people discussed the role of strategic communications and media in modern politics during multiple lectures and seminars. The role of media was discussed in the
On 19 March 2016 in the Citadele conference centre representatives of the governments of the Baltic States, the defence industry and the non-governmental sector, businessmen, academics and researchers met to discuss the latest developments in the defence sector. The conference was organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, in cooperation with the Latvian Federation of
On 29 March, 2014 in the Riga State Secondary gymnasium the annual National Popper Debate Tournament took place. This time, the youth discussed the question “Latvia's participation in NATO has/has not improved Latvia's external security”. The tournament brought together 44 teams, including 132 debaters, 21 debate coaches and 28 judges from all over Latvia. Three rounds of debate were