On 12 December 2023, in cooperation with the State Chancellery, LATO presented research on societal resilience in the three Baltic States. This was the first time that a common analysis methodology was used. The main collaborators in this initiative from neighbouring countries were Dmitrij Teperiks
In 2023, LATO participated in a year-long project led by the Visegrad Insight think tank, which focused on predicting the outcome of the European Parliament elections based on various possible scenarios and making appropriate policy recommendations. In addition to several international events outside Latvia and
On 23 May 2023, LATO, in cooperation with the Canadian Embassy in Latvia, organised a discussion on the militarisation of the Arctic and its possible implications for the security of the Baltic Sea region. The discussion included the presentation of a specialised policy report on
On 21 November 2023, the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with the Embassy of Moldova in Latvia organised a discussion with Ms Stella Leucă, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova. The discussion was also attended
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