Opening addresses by

• Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Parliament of Latvia 

and Keynote Conversation on EU Trade Policy with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Commissioner for Trade.

The conversation is moderated by Margarita Šešelgyte, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University. 

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.

Closing Keynote Conversation on the EU’s Future and Place in the World with Mr. José Manuel Durão Barroso, Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, former President of the European Commission, and former Prime Minister of Portugal.

The discussion is moderated by Dr. Edijs Bošs, Associate Professor at the Faculty of European Studies of the Riga Stradins University.

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.

Talk between Ms. Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President at Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Prof. Andris Sprūds, Director at Latvian Institute of International Affairs; Professor at the Riga Stradiņš University: "Restarting Euro-Atlantic Agenda?"

"New US Administration: Perspectives for the Baltic Region" talk series aims to provide a platform for a thought-provoking discussion on the new US administration's perspectives and potential implications to the Baltic States. By gathering the leading experts and practitioners from Latvia and the US, the talk series will address political, economic, and security challenges and opportunities for the Baltic region in the upcoming years.

The United States Embassy in Latvia supports the project.

Talk between LTG (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at Center for European Policy Analysis and Mr. Mārtiņš Vargulis, Researcher at Latvian Institute of International Affairs: "Re-building Transatlantic Security Link?"

"New US Administration: Perspectives for the Baltic Region" talk series aims to provide a platform for a thought-provoking discussion on the new US administration's perspectives and potential implications to the Baltic States. By gathering the leading experts and practitioners from Latvia and the US, the talk series will address political, economic, and security challenges and opportunities for the Baltic region in the upcoming years.

The United States Embassy in Latvia supports the project.

It's an honor and great privilege to bring to your attention a high-level conversation with H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia: "Small Democracies in the (Post) Pandemic World: A Perspective from Estonia." The discussion is moderated by Prof. Dr. Andris Sprūds, Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and Profesor at Riga Stradiņš University. 

The discussion is organized in cooperation with the Chancery of the President of Latvia. We appreciate the support provided by "AC Hotel by Marriott Riga" and "REFS productions". Thank you. 

Enjoy!

"New US Administration: Perspectives for the Baltic Region" talk series aims to provide a platform for a thought-provoking discussion on the new US administration's perspectives and potential implications to the Baltic States. By gathering the leading experts and practitioners from Latvia and the US, the talk series will address political, economic, and security challenges and opportunities for the Baltic region in the upcoming years. 

This is a talk on "US-Latvia Relations in the Context of New Realities" between Amb. John Carwile, Ambassador of the United States to Latvia and Dr. Edijs Bošs, Associate Professor at Riga Stradiņš University. 

The United States Embassy in Latvia supports the project. 

On February 18, the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in Latvia, held an online talk event with Mr. Tsuneo Watanabe, Senior Fellow of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation “The EU-Japan Connectivity in Today’s International Context – Japan’s Strategic Thinking: Europe, US, and Indo-Pacific.”

• Introduction by Prof. Dr. Andris Spruds, Director of the LIIA and Professor at Riga Stradins University;

The discussion is moderated by Ms. Aleksandra Palkova, Junior Researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs.

On January 22, the LIIA held the annual presentation of the "Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2021".

Download your PDF version at www.liia.lv.

The project is supported by The Parliament of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. In cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Publikācijas “Latvijas ārējā un drošības politika. Gadagrāmata 2021” mērķis ir aplūkot un izvērtēt dažādas Latvijas ārējās un drošības politikas sfēras un tajās sasniegto 2020. gadā, kā arī skatīt attīstības scenārijus 2021. gadam, informējot sabiedrību un piedāvājot rekomendācijas Latvijas politikas veidotājiem.

Publikācija pieejama www.liia.lv.

Ievadvārdi:

• Andris Sprūds, LĀI direktors, RSU profesors

Atklāšanas uzrunas:

• Edgars Rinkēvičs, Latvijas Republikas ārlietu ministrs

Paneļdiskusija:

• Una Aleksandra Bērziņa – Čerenkova, Āzijas programmas vadītāja LĀI, Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Ķīnas studiju centra vadītāja;

Diskusiju vada: Sintija Broka, Latvijas Ārpolitikas institūta pētniece.

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