The Wrong Rubric: Social Connection, not Language, is Key to School Integration in Latvia
In a rural country school in Latgale, a region in eastern Latvia, breaks between classes are noisy with the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Wrong Rubric: Social Connection, not Language, is Key to School Integration in Latvia
A nation must think before it acts.
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Defending the West from Russian Disinformation: The Role of Institutions
On September 11, 2014, a flurry of tweets, a fake Wikipedia page, and photoshopped imagery of CNN news articles...
The Three Little Oligarchs: Latvia’s Corruption Scandal
“Screw the president,” “screw the government,” and “punch the prosecutor in the throat.” These are only three snippets of...
Defending the West from Russian Disinformation: The Role of Leadership
Russian disinformation has led a blitzkrieg over the West, and the implications are grave. Germany witnessed the scandal of...
The Non-Citizen Non-Question: Latvia Struggles to Leave Soviet Legacy Behind
In 2016, twenty-five years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, 52 newborns in Latvia became former citizens of...
European Leaders Discuss the Future of the Baltic and Beyond at Riga
Since 2006, the Baltic states have hosted two major annual conferences on defense and security: the Annual Baltic Conference...
Baltic Prudence or Paranoia, Redux: What Does Zapad-2017 Mean for the Baltic States?
Russia’s Zapad-2017 exercise will take place from September 14 to 20 and may become the largest Russian military exercise...
Fighting Disinformation in the Baltic States
Russian media played a key role in stoking the conflict in Ukraine, sparking fear in the Baltic states that...
What the Riga Elections Say about Latvian Politics
On June 3, 2017, nine Latvian cities and 110 municipalities elected local councils, which are tasked with creating and...
Baltic Energy Sources: Diversifying Away from Russia
“From now on, nobody will dictate us the price for gas – or buy our political will,” said Lithuanian...