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Putting Putin in his place

BRUSSELS – At least six crises are testing Europe’s stability: regional chaos caused primarily by the war in Syria, a potential Brit...

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Can Estonia be defended?

TALLINN - Beginning in summer 2014 and extending for over a year, the RAND Arroyo Center conducted a series of wargames examining the results of...

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On a daily mission: To stand up for everyone’s human rights

In terms of human rights in Lithuania, Marija Ausrine Pavilioniene, a member of the Lithuanian parliament — the Seimas — is a stando...

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How to fight corruption in the Baltic States in 2016

RIGA - On Jan. 26, 2016, Transparency International (TI) released its 2015 corruption perception index (CPI) with mixed results for the Baltic S...

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There is no one-for-all cure

VILNIUS - According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the average Lithuanian aged over 15 consumes a vast intake of 15.4 litres of pure al...

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The limits of German power

BERLIN - In the two years since Germany’s president, foreign minister, and defense minister signaled that their country would take on a la...

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The phantom of separatism in Latgale

RIGA - “World War Three: Inside The War Room” (first broadcast on BBC Two on Feb. 3) set out a fictional vision in which Russia alle...

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EDITORIAL: The Baltic Security Question

RIGA - Baltic security is back on the agenda. For some it never went away. But Russia’s military involvement in Syria, and its ensuing sta...

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President Raimonds Vejonis on the Challenges and Opportunities for a Secure Baltic Sea Region

The following speech was given on January 10, 2016 by Raimonds Vejonis, on his first official state visit to Sweden as Latvia's president. &...

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No hurry at all

RIGA - On the day that I am writing this commentary, it has been 50 days since we have had an actual Cabinet of Ministers here in Latvia.  ...

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