Kremlin has tried to launch its regional globalization project, whose political and economic shape develops in the form of Eurasian Economic Union, and ideological one – as the coloured in Orthodoxy shading “Russian World”. Thereby, Russia is constructed as virtually ideological multi-dimensional fortress, whose walls are built in people’s hearts and minds. Such conclusions have […]

The presentation of the collection of articles “Fortress Russia: Political, Economic, and Security Development in Russia Following the Annexation of Crimea and its Consequences for the Baltic States” was held on February 25, 2016. This collection of articles deals with political and economic processes in Russia from the annexation of Crimea until late 2015. The book […]

On February 25 the new collection of articles “Fortress Russia: Political, Economic, and Security Development in Russia Following the Annexation of Crimea and its Consequences for the Baltic States” issued by the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS) will be presented. What is the essence of Putin’s ideology and where does it lead Russia? What kind of […]

From this January 24 till January 29, on the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Andis Kudors, Executive Director of the Centre for East European Policy Studies, was visiting Japan’s capital Tokyo where he lectured at Waseda University, as well as he met representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan […]

On January 20, Andis Kudors, Executive Director of the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS), participated in a seminar on Russia’s policy eventual development in 2016 “Future Perspectives of the Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin”, held in Tallinn by International Centre for Defence and Security. At the seminar, A.Kudors spoke about Russia’s foreign […]

On December 18, Andis Kudors, Executive Director of the Centre for East European Policy Studies, participated in a seminar in Bratislava, organized by International Republican institute (Slovakia). The seminar was organized within framework of the Beakon project, which is made to support a stronger and broader transatlantic dialogue on how to jointly defend the core […]

This November 30 Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) and Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS) presented research „The Economic Presence of Russia and Belarus in the Baltic States: Risks and Opportunities”. Here you can find the videos from the presentation: Part 1 Part 2

While taking part in the Conference of December 10, organized by the Office of the Ombudsman, Ieva Dzelme-Romanovska, communications specialist at the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS), stressed that the media would have to be viewed in security context because they could be used as a tool of influence. One of the days […]

On November 25, the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS) was visited by representatives of Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI. During their meeting with the CEEPS Executive Director Andis Kudors and researcher Māris Cepurītis, the FOI representatives expressed their interest in research directions of the CEEPS, as well as the influence of Russia’s media […]