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  • Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
  • Latvia

Riga Security Forum 2019

The Latvian Institute of International Affairs in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, and Embassies of Poland and Canada in Latvia on September 13, 2019, held the Riga Security Forum 2019.

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  • Sustainable economy and social system
  • Lithuania

International Forum „Baltic Trade Union Council Meeting”

The regular meeting of representatives of trade union federations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania took place in Lithuania this year. The program included traditional work issues such as the current situation in the three countries and...

  • Event
  • Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
  • Latvia

Riga Dialogue 2019

On May 23 to 24, 2019 the Riga Dialogue took place for the sixth time. This year's theme: Crisis Management and Strategic Stability in Euroatlantic Community.

  • Event
  • Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
  • Estonia

NATO-EU Roundtable 2019

Estonia joined NATO 15 years ago. On April 4th NATO celebrated its 70 years anniversary.

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  • Democracy and civil society
  • Lithuania

The challenges of legal regulation of public information and self-regulation for professional journalism

The biggest challenge of media nowadays is to find a balance between fighting Fake News while preserving media freedom. In order to curb Fake News, it is often attempted to strengthen media regulation. However, it is precisely...

  • Event
  • Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
  • Latvia

Presentation of the Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2019

The yearbook of Latvian Foreign and Security Policy, which is now rich in tradition, was also presented at the beginning of this year.

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  • Democracy and civil society
  • Latvia
  • Estonia

Social democracy and state building in Latvia and Estonia

One hundred years ago Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were founded. What role did the social-democratic parties play in the founding of the republics and the establishment of parliamentary democracies in the three Baltic States?

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  • Sustainable economy and social system
  • Latvia

Latvia, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the post-2020 budget of the EU

Latvia's EU-membership is a success story. However, economic development does not necessarily go hand in hand with a decline of poverty, social inequality and division.

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  • Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
  • Latvia

Baltic Perspectives on EU Challenges: the US Midterm Elections

The US midterm elections attracted far more attention than usual. The balance is mixed. Many questions remain open, especially with regard on how the results affect the transatlantic relations.

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  • Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
  • Latvia

Conventional and Nuclear Deterrence in Europe

Deterrence, that sounds like Cold War and the 20th century. However, currently the concept of deterrence is experiencing a renaissance. What are the reasons for this and what does deterrence mean in the 21st century?

Publications

Die digitalen Grenzen Estlands

Riivits-Arkonsuo, Iivi | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, August 2026

wenn perfektes E-Government an die Grenzen des Vertrauens stößt

Kuram ir (nav) vieta Latvijas Saeimā?

Stafecka, Līga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., Maijs 2026

Nevienlīdzīgās Demokrātijas

Kas Latvijā (ne)balso?

Stafecka, Līga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., Maijs 2026

Nevienlīdzīgās Demokrātijas

Who does (not) have a seat in the Latvian Saeima?

Stafecka, Līga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., May 2026

Unequal democracies