President Egils Levits has served as President of Latvia since July 2019. A lawyer, political scientist, and judge, he previously served as a Member of the European Court of Justice from 2004 to 2019. He has been involved in Latvian politics since the late Soviet era, contributing to the declaration of renewed Latvian independence in 1991. His first book, A Will for Statehood: Ideas and thoughts for Latvia 1985-2018, was published last year. He joins us for a discussion of the Latvian response to COVID-19, and the economic and political future of the country.