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Latvia

35 Years After the Barricades: History, Uncertainty, and Latvia’s Place in the World

Bergmane’s book takes readers back to 1990–1991, when Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania challenged the Soviet Union amid profound global uncertainty.

Panel of five participants (from left) Dainis Īvāns, Una Bergmane, Ineta Ziemele, Gints Jegermanis and Pauls Raudseps

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Foreign, Security and Defence Policy

Riga Dialogue 2025

Sense of urgency and opportunity for rethinking the role of the West, but more importantly to redefine the role of Baltic Sea region states within it.

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Analysis of the Bundestag Elections

After the premature end of the government in November 2024, the coalition parties were punished with an overall loss of almost 20 percentage points in the February 2025 elections.

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Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
Latvia

Security Radar 2025 published at Munich Security Conference

Latvians perceive the well-being of their country as linked to positive developments in other nations and exhibit low approval of a «my country first» approach. This is the result of a representative study conducted by the...

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Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
Latvia

Presentation of the “Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2025”

Leading experts and political actors discuss the upcoming year, the future challenges and where Latvia stands concerning international politics.

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Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
Latvia

Riga Security Forum 2024: Shaping the Future of Defence and Security

As the geopolitical landscape evolves, security concerns mount. The war in Ukraine destabilizes Europe, triggering economic and humanitarian crises. Despite NATO and EU support, the prolonged conflict tests our resilience and unity. ...

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Democracy and civil society
Latvia

Book presentation: In Silence. Queers, Soviet Power, and Society in Latvia

A research project on the queer subculture (counterculture) in Soviet Latvia

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Democracy and civil society
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania

Series of studies on three Baltic dreams

The three studies on the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian dream deal with the dreams and visions of the future of the Baltic societies.

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Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
Latvia

Riga Dialogue 2024

Riga Dialogue continues to be a yearly meeting on the state of affairs in the Baltics and the world

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Sustainable economy and social system
Latvia

Latvian translation of David Graeber’s “Debt. The first 5,000 years”

The FES in the Baltic States has presented the Latvian translation of David Graeber’s “Debt. The first 5,000 years”, aiming to initiate a societal discourse about debt in Latvia.