On 24 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Transatlantic Organisation of Latvia, organised a discussion " Standing by Ukraine Against Russia's Aggression". The discussion focused on the indomitable willpower of the Ukrainian people to defend their freedom and their land, the
On 5 January 2023, LATO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia and the Embassy of Moldova in Latvia, organised a discussion with representatives of the Latvian non-governmental sector and think tanks. The aim of the discussion was to
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
The project created media and social media content in the Russian language (for the Russian-speaking community) in eastern part of Latvia. The created video and social media content encouraged further in-depth knowledge-based discussions on strategic communication with the socially and politically marginalized language minority groups
The strategy board game simulating different scenarious and incidents in the field of informative challenges has been developed together with the NATO Public diplomacy division. The game aims to raise awareness, stimulate discussions and provide solid grounds for teaching informative resilience and media literacy. The players will
The Future Leaders Forum preceding The Rīga Conference, on 18-19 October 2023, is a great opportunity for the young leaders to debate issues concerning their peers, policy makers, academics, opinion leaders and security and defence practitioners. Participation in the forum and the conference allows young
In April 21-23 LATO and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation held the Masterclasses for socially and politically active youth representatives from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The Masterclasses for Young Baltic Political Leaders brought together 20 active youth members and featured lectures by and discussions with security and
November 12-13, 2022 in Riga, LATO organised the Training on Negotiation Skills by the Clingendael Academy for the women-leaders in security and foreign affairs sectors from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. During the two-day training course participants updated their negotiation skills and better understood their preferred negotiation
Fostering the network of future professionals in the security and foreign affairs sector. The Latvian Transatlantic Organisation held a Mentoring Program for young professional women from Latvia from October to December 2022. Young female professionals met highly regarded and established female-leaders in the foreign affairs, defence
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. The aim of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Civil Society Forum (CSF) is to provide a unique and fundamentally new
To mark the 18th anniversary of Latvia's accession to NATO, the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and the 5th anniversary of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, in cooperation with
LATO and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organised online masterclasses for socially and politically active youth members – this time at European level. The Masterclasses for Young European Political Leaders convened online from March 14 until April 10. The masterclasses included lectures and discussions with security and