LIIA PODCASTS

In cooperation with the Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia, the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, on January 20, held a public discussion and book presentation: "Hybrid Threats in Baltics and Taiwan: Commonalities, Risks and Lessons for Small Democracies".

The book in PDF is available at www.liia.lv.

Latvijas Ārpolitikas institūts 26. janvārī jau tradicionāli aizvadīja ikgadējās “Latvijas ārējās un drošības politikas Gadagrāmatas 2022” publikācijas prezentāciju.

Publikācija PDF versijā brīvi pieejama mūsu mājas lapā - www.lai.lv.

Projektu atbalsta Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija un Latvijas Republikas Saeima. Projekts top sadarbībā ar Frīdriha Eberta fondu.

The Latvian Institute of International Affairs on May 11 organized the online discussion: "Towards #NATO2030: Latvia's Interests and Challenges."

The NATO Public Diplomacy Division supports the public discussion.

Latvijas Ārpolitikas institūts 11. maijā aizvadīja tiešsaistes diskusiju: “Ceļā uz #NATO2030: Latvijas izaicinājumi un intereses.” Diskusijas ieraksti pieejami arī audioversijā. 

Diskusiju atbalsta NATO Publiskās diplomātijas divīzija. 

In cooperation with the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia, the Latvian Institute of International Affairs held the presentation and the discussion of our latest policy brief: "Baltic and Nordic Responses to the 2020 Post-Election Crisis in Belarus".

The policy brief takes on and compares the reactions of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden in light of the Belarus 2020 post-election crisis and assesses implications for the bilateral and multilateral cooperation of the Baltics and Nordics with Belarus.

Opening remarks:

• Andris Sprūds, Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Professor at the Riga Stradiņš University

Presentation of the policy brief outcomes:

• Evija Djatkoviča, Researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and Riga Stradiņš University

Discussion between:

• Franak Viačorka, Senior Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Moderator: Evija Djatkoviča, Researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and Riga Stradiņš University 

The project is supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia.  

EFPI/ICDS Parallel Panel Conversation: Is European Strategic Autonomy Growing Stronger? 

Panelists:

• Urmas Paet, Member of the European Parliament, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Moderated by Kristi Raik, Director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute

Hosted and broadcasted from Tallinn by the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute/International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) on www.icds.ee.

The "Baltic EU Conversations" is supported by the Representation of the European Commission in Latvia and the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia and is organized in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and the International Centre for Defence and Security (Estonia), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.

IIRPS VU Parallel Panel Conversation: What is the Temperature of the European Neighbourhood Policy? 

Panelists:

• Arnoldas Pranckevičius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania 

Moderated by Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, Jean Monnet Chair Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University.

Hosted and broadcasted from Vilnius by the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University (IIRPS VU) on www.tspmi.vu.lt.

The "Baltic EU Conversations" is supported by the Representation of the European Commission in Latvia and the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia and is organized in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and the International Centre for Defence and Security (Estonia), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.

LIIA Parallel Panel Conversation: Are the Constant Crises Toughening Up the European Union? 

Panelists:

• Mihails Kozlovs, Member of the European Court of Auditors

Moderated by Kārlis Bukovskis, Deputy Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Fulbright Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University SAIS.

Hosted and broadcasted from Riga by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs.

The "Baltic EU Conversations" is supported by the Representation of the European Commission in Latvia and the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia and is organized in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and the International Centre for Defence and Security (Estonia), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.

Panel Conversation: Reanimating the European Economy in a Climate-Change Aware Environment. 

Panelists:

• Andrius Kubilius, Member of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of Lithuania

Moderated by Inna Šteinbuka, Chairwoman of the Fiscal Discipline Council of the Republic of Latvia, professor at the University of Latvia.

The "Baltic EU Conversations" is supported by the Representation of the European Commission in Latvia and the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia and is organized in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and the International Centre for Defence and Security (Estonia), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.

Panel Conversation: Europe After a Stress Test for Democracy. 

Panelists:

• Vita Anda Tērauda, Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia

Moderated by Kai-Olaf Lang, Senior Fellow of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).

The "Baltic EU Conversations" is supported by the Representation of the European Commission in Latvia and the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia and is organized in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and the International Centre for Defence and Security (Estonia), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.