Nearly a year has passed since Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has not only led to important reforms in Western foreign policy but has also taught us a lot about the Russian government and its perspectives.Listen to the p

LATO Interview Series #16: Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia

Sep 20th, 2022 33m 24s

There was routine instability on the border between Kosovo and Serbia in the last month of the summer. Insider perspectives on the issues involving Serbia and Kosovo, the challenges and opportunities posed by outside causes, and how the Europea

LATO Interview Series #15: Three Seas Initiative Summit in Riga - Lessons to be Learned

Jul 18th, 2022 25m 25s

The Three Seas Initiative is a 12-country regional platform founded six years ago, located between the Baltic, Black, and Adriatic seas. The platform, which was politically motivated but economically driven continues to work towards strengthen

LATO Interview Series #11: The Transatlantic Alliance is Challenged by New Threats: Does it Have the Required Unity to Succeed?

Dec 10th, 2021 22m 6s

The Transatlantic relationship has constantly been important to Europe and the US while going through turbulent waters encouraged by political shifts on a regular basis. Developments with regards to Afghanistan are a good illustration on how se

LATO Interview Series #12: The Three Seas Initative: Bringing Central Europe Up to Speed

Dec 10th, 2021 14m 46s

Listen to Daunis Auers, Professor of EU Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Latvia and Ian Brzezinski Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council discuss "Three Seas Initiative".“The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is a Central Europ

LATO Interview Series #14: Is the Chinese presence in the Baltics Underestimated?

Dec 10th, 2021 16m 57s

The Chinese presence in Europe and in the Baltics increases year on year. Whereas the presence of Russia has historically been prominent in the Baltics. What kind of tools does China use to increase their influence in the Baltic region? Do Chin

LATO Interview Series #13: Is Burden Sharing a Priority Concept in NATO?

Dec 10th, 2021 17m 43s

Burden sharing amongst NATO allies has high importance as it is a distribution of risks and costs towards achieving a common goal. The 2 % budget threshold is only one measure on how NATO members divide their responsibilities. How has burden sh

LATO Interview Series #10: 5 Years Later: the Evolution of Warfare, Disinformation and Cyber Security

Dec 2nd, 2021 30m 20s

5 years ago at the Rīga Conference, Elīna Lange-Ionatamišvili, Senior Expert, NATO StratCom COE and András Rácz, Senior Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations discussed issues related to cyber-security and disinformation. This interview lo

LATO Interview Series #9: Strategic Considerations in the Eastern Partnership Countries

Nov 25th, 2021 35m 20s

Many European Union Eastern partnership countries countries are striving for development and moving closer to the European Union. Nevertheless, they are facing many challenges because of the necessary reforms, popular support, and external and

LATO Interview Series #8: Three Seas Initiative

Sep 1st, 2021 25m 33s

Three Seas Initiative is a regional platform by 12 EU member states, located between 3 seas – Baltic, Black and Adriatic. The platform is meant for fostering cooperation and investment in Central and Eastern European. Three Seas Initiative is c

LATO Interview Series #7: Resilience in the Spotlight

Jul 30th, 2021 22m 33s

Resilience like many other things can be considered a buzzword. Resilience is being discussed in NATO, in the European Union, as well as many nations are drafting their own resilience strategies and concepts. Recent events, such as, COVID-19 an

LATO Interview Series #6: Value of the Voice of Youth

Jun 15th, 2021 22m 56s

There is a lot of talk that youth involvement and education are essential for shaping the future, so more and more institutions are trying to introduce a youth perspective. If we are speaking not only regionally but also internationally, severa

LATO Interview Series #5: Problems and misconceptions of Israel-Palestine conflict

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 1m

The confrontations across Israel-Palestine are well on the way to becoming one of the worst spasms of violence there in recent memory. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a long and complex history, however over the last few weeks the violence

LATO Interview Series #4: Russia - Living Its Own Story

May 12th, 2021 50m

Ever since the sudden 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, Russia’s future and the actions of its take-charge leader Vladimir Putin have remained prominent topics within the international community. While initially expected by Wester

LATO Interview Series #1: Protests in Belarus – Rebellious Spirit

Mar 23rd, 2021 36m 6s

More than 200 days have passed since Belarus held its presidential elections. A significant part of the international community does not recognize the results of this election. The Belarusian regime and its society are also under disagreement o

LATO Interview Series #3: Moldova – Perspectives and Challenges

Mar 23rd, 2021 44m 20s

Moldova currently is at a crossroads between a pro-European approach represented by the current President Maia Sandu and a pro-Russian approach represented by its former President Igor Dodon. A changing international landscape, such as a progre

LATO Interview Series #2: EU-US Relationship – What’s Next?

Mar 22nd, 2021 26m 8s

Over the last few years, discussions on the future of the EU-US relationship have become increasingly important. Even though a new administration has taken over some questions have lingered. Where does the EU-US relationship stand? Can we say t

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