In 2017 from 16 June to 1 August a drawing contest was organised in honour of the 25th anniversary of the Latvian National Guard, in which children and teenagers from orphanages were invited to send in drawings on the topic “A wish to my protector – soldier”. There are over 9,000 volunteer national guardsmen and
In 2017, from 4 to 7 July, the Summer School for Youth on Strategic Communication took place. It gathered 18 participants from 14 different countries. Young people discussed the role of strategic communications and media in modern politics during multiple lectures and seminars. The role of media was discussed in the
On 19 March 2016 in the Citadele conference centre representatives of the governments of the Baltic States, the defence industry and the non-governmental sector, businessmen, academics and researchers met to discuss the latest developments in the defence sector. The conference was organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, in cooperation with the Latvian Federation of
On 29 March, 2014 in the Riga State Secondary gymnasium the annual National Popper Debate Tournament took place. This time, the youth discussed the question “Latvia's participation in NATO has/has not improved Latvia's external security”. The tournament brought together 44 teams, including 132 debaters, 21 debate coaches and 28 judges from all over Latvia. Three rounds of debate were