Since the restoration of Latvia’s independence, national security and defense have not been automatically guaranteed for hundreds of years ahead, so it is important to always be vigilant about our country, emphasized Dr.hist. Ainārs Lerhis, Chairman of the Board of the Centre for Eastern European Policy Studies, speaking at the Lāčplēsis Day torch parade in […]

Latvia’s representatives gained their first diplomatic experience in extremely difficult circumstances – at the end of the First World War, along with the struggle for the proclamation of the State – emphasized Ainārs Lerhis, Chairman of the Board of the Centre for East European Policy Studies,  at a conference organized on Friday, October 25 in […]

It has been two and a half years since one of the leading news portāls in Latvia Delfi.lv publishes a series of articles created by the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS) “Russian Disinformation – The Case of Latvia”. Since the summer of the Year 2017, articles, which are published monthly, have become readers’ […]

On October 8, Ainars Lerhis, Chairman of the Board of the Center for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS), attended a meeting with representatives of the Russian opposition. During the meeting, topics related to recent municipal elections were discussed, with a particular focus on the obstacles that exist, non-systemic opposition candidates to apply for election. Representatives […]

On September 12, Dominik Wilczewski an analyst at the Instytut Europy Środkowej, was visiting the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS) to discuss issues related to Latvia’s foreign policy, including relations with Russia, Belarus and Poland, with Ainārs Lerhis, Chairman of the board at CEEPS. The meeting was initiated by a Polish colleague. Since his previous publications have […]

Despite the complicated relationship between Russia, on the one hand, and Latvia and other Western countries, on the other hand, Daugavpils and Rezekne municipalities (two of the largest cities in Latvia, located in the eastern part of the country) continue to expand their cooperation with Russia and engage in initiatives of Russian interest, concludes a […]

On 6 and 7 February, Andis Kudors, the Executive Director of the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS), took part in a European expert discussion in Madrid, organized by the The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats. Speaking at the event, A. Kudors pointed out that there has been a tendency for […]

On January 25, the reception in honor of the 98th anniversary of the international de iure recognition of the Republic of Latvia was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during which Ainārs Lerhis, Chairman of the Board of the Centre for Eastern European Policy Studies, received the certificate of commendation awarded by the Foreign Ministry for […]