5 years ago at the Rīga Conference, Elīna Lange-Ionatamišvili, Senior Expert, NATO StratCom COE and András Rácz, Senior Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations discussed issues related to cyber-security and disinformation. This interview looks at the way that warfare and foreign interference have evolved or
Many European Union Eastern partnership countries are striving for development and moving closer to the European Union. Nevertheless, they are facing many challenges because of the necessary reforms, popular support, and external and internal challenges. Since they are at the eastern border of the EU,
LATO representative Renate Grudule participated in the 25th anniversary celebration of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association in Brussels. The event was held at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. YATA is the leading youth network aim at fostering the transatlantic bond and the values embedded in
From 1 November to 31 December, the #BorderResilience information space security project is being implemented under the leadership of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO). The project includes four workshops with eight simulation sessions in the eastern border regions of Latvia: in Augsdaugava, Vilaka, Karsava and
On November 17th LATO’s Secretary-General Sigita Struberga participated in the Baltic States Youth Debate "Baltic Youth Vision for Europe" organised by Eastern European Study Center, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the debating society "Jaunimo debatai", the German Baltic Youth Office, and the Lithuanian
On September 13, 2021, the Ministers of Defence of Estonia, Lithuania and Poland arrived to Latvia, in order to attend the guest day of the Land Force Mechanised Infantry Brigade's Military Training "Namejs 2021", as well as to discuss regional security issues together with the
On October 15 and 16 the annual security and foreign policy forum The Rīga Conference 2021 was held. In the span of two days, political leaders and experts from all over the world came together to discuss global issues. The event started with remarks from the
On October 6 at 10.30 AM (GMT+3) the Latvian Transatlantic Organisaton will host the «Global Peace Index 2021” presentation by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). This will be the only presentation of this study in the Baltic States. The presentation will be one of
The annual security and foreign policy forum The Rīga Conference 2021 will take place on October 15 – 16. This year the event will gather participants both in-person at the National Library of Latvia and online. Its participants will have the opportunity to hear from
Three Seas Initiative is a regional platform by 12 EU member states, located between 3 seas – Baltic, Black and Adriatic. The platform is meant for fostering cooperation and investment in Central and Eastern European. Three Seas Initiative is comparatively a new project, only being
The Rīga Conference Future Leaders Forum (RC FLF) is a side event of The Rīga Conference. The forum aims to bring together young professionals who are interested in defence and security, foreign policy, and global economic issues. Their participation is based on a few important
Resilience like many other things can be considered a buzzword. Resilience is being discussed in NATO, in the European Union, as well as many nations are drafting their own resilience strategies and concepts. Recent events, such as, COVID-19 and Suez Canal blockage, reminded countries to