Expert Commentaries

The Baltic Stunt or Why the Baltic States Resist Russia

30.08.2022
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Originally published in Latvian on www.delfi.lv

Mārcis Balodis, researcher at the Centre for East European Policy Studies

Russia’s unjustified aggression

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Kremlin Nuclear Lies, Manipulation and Intimidation

15.08.2022
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Originally published in Latvian on www.delfi.lv

Mārcis Balodis, researcher at the Centre for East European Policy Studies

While the war for survival and

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Why Latvia will Continue to be Called a “Second Speed Country”

04.07.2021
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Kristīne Skujiņa-Trokša, Associate researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies
Mārcis Balodis, Researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies

Like other Russia’s

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2nd podcast episode: Is the future of Belarus in Russia’s hands?

12.10.2020
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What scenarios for Belarus could be in Russia’s “weapons arsenal”, how much resources would Putin be ready to spend in support of Lukashenko? And finally, could

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Disinformers call Latvia the story of the failure of Covid-19. Is that really the case?

08.06.2020
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Mārcis Balodis, Researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies

The global COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges, forcing nation states

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Why is Latvia called a failed state?

21.05.2020
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Mārcis Balodis, Researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies

At a time when the world is in a pandemic, geopolitical interests have not lost their

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