LIIA Director Andris Spruds has participated in the annual Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn. For more information see: http://lmc.icds.ee/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=280
Latvian Institute of International Affairs invites you to a roundtable discussion “GERMANY AND THE BALTIC STATES: FORGING A NEW NORTHERN CONSENSUS?” Thursday, May 16, 2013, 17:30-19:00, Venue: Radisson Blu Ridzene Hotel, Reimersa 1, Riga, Latvia; The working language of the conference is English. Organizers: Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Financial support: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung The discussion will bring together experts from Germany, Lithuania, Estoni...
Pagājušonedēļ plaši izskanēja ideja uz Latvijas ES prezidentūras laiku izveidot "Eiropas lietu ministra" amatu. Latvijas Vēstneša portālam šo ideju komentēja Inga Skujiņa (Latvijas prezidentūras Eiropas Savienības Padomē sekretariāta direktore), Edgars Rinkēvičs (ārlietu ministrs), Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica (Saeimas Eiropas lietu komisijas priekšsēdētāja) un Diāna Potjomkina (LĀI pētniece). Diānas Potjomkinas vērtējums: "Analizējot jautājumu par nepiecie&...
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CSIS Europe Program and the Embassy of Latvia to the USA have invited the director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Dr. Andris Sprūds, to present one of the recent LIIA publications: „Friendship in the Making: Transforming Relations between Germany and the Baltic-Visegrad Countries”. Germany’s modern relationship with Central Europe and the Baltic states has been a story of overcoming tragedies of the first half of the 20th century and looking t...
We are pleased to present you the seventh newsletter of Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA). The content of this newsletter contains organizations activities and publications as well as analysis of LIIA Fellows and Associate Fellows. Please find attached file below. LIIA Newsletter (April, 2013)
Andris Spruds participated in the high level Northern Future Forum in Riga and moderated the round-table discussion "Can Green Economy be Competitive" on February 28.
On Feb 28, LIIA Research Fellow Diāna Potjomkina took part in a Humanities and Social Sciences Committee meeting of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, with a presentation on the future of European integration and the concept of federalism.
On the occasion of the publishing of the book “History of Finland” on February 11, 2013 director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs Andris Sprūds moderated the lecture of Mr Henrik Meinander, the author of the book, and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Erkki Tuomioja. The subject of the lecture was “Finland and the Baltic States”.
Raimonds Rublovskis participated in the Conference "NATO's Challenges Following the Chicago Summit" organized by International Confederation of Reserve Officers and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung held in Wesseling, Germany, January 27-30 2013.
On November 30 Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) in cooperation with the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS) presented jointly conducted research "The Economic Presence of Russia and Belarus in the Baltic States: Risks and Opportunities". We are pleased to offer you to take a look at the book presentation seminar: First part of the seminar Second part of the seminar...
Latvia-Belarus Relations: The Role of Trust
Belarus Cannot Stay Closed for Long
Referendums in UK
AFGHANISTAN POST-2014
Legitimacy of the Pussy Riot’s verdict
North Korea and its nuclear threats
TTIP: What is on the Table?
Solidarity Maintained? Provisional Outcome of EU Multiannual Budget Negotiations for Latvia
March 16: Foreign Powers and National Statehood
Visegrad Cooperation
Croatia's EU membership: restoring a level playing field with Slovenia*
Challenges for Russia in Current Global Security Environment. The Implications for the Baltic States
