As we gear up for the next Rīga Conference Future Leaders Forum 2024, we invite you to explore insights from last year’s participants—talented young professionals who contributed essays in our latest magazine issue. Their perspectives on modern and future security challenges cover a range of
We are thrilled to look back on our recent collaboration with the University of Latvia in organizing the summer school program "Navigating Security in the Baltic States: The West's Stance on Its Borderlands," held from July 22 to August 2. LATO played a vital role
We are delighted to announce the release of our latest report, "Examining Societal Resilience in the Baltics - A Public Outlook 2024." This comprehensive publication explores the dimensions of resilience within the Baltic States, featuring insights from experts in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Highlights of the
On 12 June, we closed the #SafeLatvia project with a discussion at the State Chancellery. There, we presented our first main conclusions and recommendations for further strengthening the information space in Latvia. The #SafeLatvia project, which we implemented together with the #StateChancellery, took place from March
The Latvian Transatlantic Organisation took part in the "Lampa" festival of talks in Cesis on 5 and 6 July. LATO was represented by Board Member Žaneta Ozoliņa and Secretary General Sigita Struberga. Some of the most notable discussions were: "Latvia's 20 Years in NATO" In this talk, LATO
As the war continues in Ukraine, LATO's youth organisation YATA Latvia is implementing the project "We are here, you will be here" to promote discussion on the integration of Ukraine in the Euro-Atlantic space. The project is designed to integrate and help young people from Ukraine
🌟 Attention young movers and shakers of the Baltic States! 🌟 🚀 Are you passionate about shaping the future of Europe? Eager to dive into the world of politics and security? Ready to connect with like-minded individuals and learn from today's leaders? Then we've got an
On 16th of January YATA Latvia began a very active year by organizing a discussion about the future relations of Belarus and the rest of the world, the discussion was called “Is Belarus lost to the West?”. In the light of the current geopolitical order and
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