On September 10 – 11, Rīga, the capital of Latvia, will host one of the leading security forums in Northern Europe – the Rīga Conference. The international conference aims to kick-off high level discussions on key foreign and security policy issues before entering the intensive policy making season in the fall of 2010. The conference [...]
Back in 1992, Bill Clinton won the U.S. presidential election because his top campaign advisor James Carville made everyone in the Clinton campaign repeat one sentence every morning when they woke up: “It’s the economy, stupid”. This was an internal campaign theme intended to remind everyone that the number one priority of the election and [...]
In August, Latvia marks three anniversaries worth noting. On August 11, 1920, Russia signed a peace treaty with Latvia. Nineteen years later, on August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. This promise of non-aggression between Stalin and Hitler led to one of the bloodiest wars in human history and put an end to peace and independence in Latvia. On August 21, 1991, Latvia restored that peace and regained its independence.
World Bank President Visits Latvia, Urges to Continue Structural Reforms On August 13, World Bank President Robert Zoellick visited Latvia and urged the government to continue structural reforms in order to recover from the economic crisis more quickly. In a conversation with President Valdis Zatlers, Zoellick spoke approvingly of Latvia’s accomplishments in improving the economic [...]
Latvia registered slight economic growth in the second quarter for the first time since the crisis began. Although Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has already announced the end of the recession, the daily Dienas Bizness sees no reason for euphoria yet: “The current data on economic growth are no guarantee that the rapid recovery will continue [...]
International military exercises in Latvia – new knowledge and experience This is a significant year for the defence sector in Latvia – several military exercises for the Baltic States are being held in Latvia and are also attended by NATO and partner countries from the Alliance program of practical bilateral cooperation “Partnership for Peace”. 16 [...]
Twenty years ago a Latvian prime minister and foreign minister met with an American president in the Oval Office of the White House. It was July 30, 1990, and Latvia was still an occupied country. Why did President George Bush meet with Ivars Godmanis and Jānis Jurkāns a year before Latvia restored its independence, and [...]
Latvian entrepreneur Viesturs Koziols has bought the majority stake in the Latvian daily Diena from the British Rowland family. Writing in her blog with the portal Politika, Dita Arāja fears politics will now hold sway over the paper: “Free and independent media have been pretty much snuffed out in Latvia with this move. The journalists [...]
Since taking office in March 2009, the government of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has been addressing Latvia’s economic downturn during a global economic crisis that struck especially hard in Latvia’s main trading partners, especially Europe. In recent months Prime Minister Dombrovskis has been invited to speak to numerous international audiences about the measures Latvia has [...]
Numerous youths have drowned or perished in traffic accidents this summer in Estonia. The daily Eesti Päevaleht blames the deaths on increased alcohol consumption and calls for stricter laws: “Why must alcohol be available at petrol stations, as if it were just another thing you needed for your car like motor oil or windshield washer [...]
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