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Putin's parade has been rained out

Every year, the Russian military puts on a display of military might on May 9 dedicated to the Soviet Union's World War II victory. This yea...

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Probably same old, same old

I write on May 8, which means that less than a month remains until Latvia's local government election, which is on June 3.  The first t...

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Defense expert: You cannot expect loyalty from all in the worst scenario

Imagine a foreign intruder sets foot on Baltic soil in the most horrible scenario. Will the boots be firm in the region that, over the last 27 y...

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Befriending the European Court of Justice

The European Union  has just celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which gave birth to the European Economic Community and...

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Russia’s Neo-Feudal Capitalism

Vladimir Putin’s Russia is looking more and more like the sclerotic and stagnant Soviet Union of the Leonid Brezhnev era. But in one area,...

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The rule of law in Latvia may be observed in a “surprising” manner

Cameron Greaves, chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Latvia, welcomes me cordially to his neat apartment, and offers coffee. The Brit...

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Populism at the barrel of a gun?

So far, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish Law and Justice (PiS) Party Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński’s “illiberal...

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Europe’s reform opportunity

The Eurozone crisis is far less dangerous now than during its peak years of 2010-2013. Growth has picked up across the European Union, and 5 mil...

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Europe’s surprising tech success encompasses Baltics, too

Europe is often viewed as a digital laggard, running far behind the frontier-pushing United States and Asia. But appearances are deceiving. In f...

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UK Latvian Ambassador: Although nothing is set in stone yet, no need for worries

The British Ambassador to Latvia, Sarah Cowley,  is the opposite of most  people’s idea of an  ambassador.   Youn...

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