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.
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
On June 29, Chairwoman of the Board of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, Professor Žaneta Ozoliņa, gave an interview on the Global Peace Index in the radio broadcast “Afternoon” (“Pēcpusdiena”). Global peace has deteriorated over the last year, and this is the fourth time in the last
Latvian Transatlantic Organisation with Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and the Latvian Association of Political Scientists (LPb) had assembled the attendees for the Global Peace Index presentation on June 29. The presentation took place in a Zoom conference call, and it was the only
"Although currently in the political and media agenda Covid-19 has taken the main place, it is unacceptable that in this emergency situation individual politicians in the fight against Covid-19 are prepared to “throw” Latvia's defence budget, forgetting that the armed forces are the backbone of public security in both military
“The introduction of a comprehensive national defence system can be hampered by a number of factors, including the alienation of regional residents from the capital, lack of confidence in politicians and a different profile of potential threats”. The study conducted on the subjective perception of
In times of crisis, everyday life is changing, as critical services – electricity, gas, heating, utilities, the Internet and mobile communications – may not be available. Shops and petrol stations may not work, ATMs and payment cards may not work. The functioning of medical establishments