Leadership
Karlis Bukovskis
Dr. Karlis BUKOVSKIS is the Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and an Associate Professor at Riga Stradins University...
Read more ⟶Sintija Broka
Sintija Broka serves as the Deputy Director and Head of the Middle East Research Program at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. S...
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Aleksandra Palkova
Aleksandra Palkova is the Head of the EU Programme at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, where she oversees projects under the H...
Read more ⟶Una Aleksandra Berzina-Cerenkova
Dr. Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova is a political scientist, China scholar, Head of Riga Stradins University China Studies Centre, Head of ...
Read more ⟶Imants Liegis
Imants Liegis is a former Latvian diplomat with Governmental and Parliamentary experience. He left the Diplomatic Service in July 2020 after ...
Read more ⟶Beate Livdanska
Beate Livdanska holds a Master's degree in international relations and a Bachelor's degree in political science from Riga Stradiņš University...
Read more ⟶Albine Hlopnicka
Albīne Hlopņicka is a student at Rīga Stradiņš University in the master's program "International Relations and Diplomacy" and a Junior Resear...
Read more ⟶Ugis Libietis
Ugis Libietis is a long-time Latvia Radio journalist who specializes in world events. During his more than 20-year-long career, he has covere...
Read more ⟶Sandis Sraders
Sandis Sraders is a researcher and lecturer at the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia on Russian military and strategic studies. He has...
Read more ⟶Sergejs Potapkins
Sergejs Potapkins is a former member and deputy chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committeeof the Latvian Parliament. He was also Chairman of t...
Read more ⟶Toms Ratfelders
Toms Ratfelders is a researcher specialising in international relations of the Middle East. His area of focus lie in the Gulf region and in a...
Read more ⟶Daina Bleiere
Daina Bleiere – Dr.hist., researcher at the Latvian University Institute of the History of Latvia. In 2005-2018 Associate Professor at the Ri...
Read more ⟶Justine Elferte
Justine Elferte is a researcher at LIIA. She is a PMI certified project manager with vast experience in large-scale strategic projects. In he...
Read more ⟶Mara Baumane
Mara Baumane is a visiting lecturer and a doctoral degree candidate in political science at Riga Stradins University. She also works as corpo...
Read more ⟶Vineta Kleinberga
Vineta Kleinberga is a researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and a Researcher and a Lecturer at the Faculty of Europea...
Read more ⟶Sara Elizabete Vinberga
Sara Elizabete Vinberga is a junior researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. Sara Elizabete is an International Relation...
Read more ⟶Dana Duda
Dana Dūda is an Affiliate Researcher at RSU's China Studies Centre, with an academic background and over a decade of professional experience ...
Read more ⟶Rebeka Zvirbule
Rebeka Zvirbule is a third-year student at Riga Stradiņš University in the Bachelor's program "International Relations - European Studies" an...
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Rihards Kols
Rihards Kols is a member of the European Parliament. He is a Member of the 14th Saeima (the Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia since his r...
Read more ⟶Andris Spruds
Dr. Andris SPRUDS is a Member of Advisory Board and former Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. He is a Minister for D...
Read more ⟶Atis Lejins
Atis Lejins is the founder of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and was its Director from 1992-2011. Currently he serves as memb...
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Reinhard Krumm
Dr. Reinhard Krumm is an associated researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. was born in Hamburg, Germany. From 1991 to ...
Read more ⟶Tomas Jermalavicius
Tomas Jermalavicius holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Vilnius, an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and an MB...
Read more ⟶Marts Eduards Ivaskis
Marts Eduards Ivaskis is an associate researcher at the Latvian Institute of Foreign Affairs, and a lawyer at the Department of European Affa...
Read more ⟶Ingvars Kudeikins
Ingvars Kudeikins is a student in the Master's program "International Governance and Diplomacy" at Riga Stradins University and is a Senior E...
Read more ⟶Edijs Boss
Edijs Boss is an associate researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and an associate professor at the Department of Polit...
Read more ⟶Viljar Veebel
Viljar Veebel is researcher of the Department of Political and Strategic Studies at the Baltic Defence College and associate researcher at th...
Read more ⟶Louis Wierenga
Louis Wierenga is a Lecturer in International Relations at the Baltic Defence College and a political analyst at the Johan Skytte Institute o...
Read more ⟶Ian Kearns
Dr. Ian Kearns (Co-Founder, former Director and Board Member of the European Leadership Network) has 25 years of experience working in the pu...
Read more ⟶Eoin Micheál Mcnamara
Eoin Micheál McNamara is a PhD researcher at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu in Estonia where he taught ...
Read more ⟶Jason C. Moyer
Jason C. Moyer is a foreign policy analyst with over 9 years of experience specializing in transatlantic relations, transatlantic security, t...
Read more ⟶Christopher Lawyer
Christopher Lawyer is a student of Brigham Young University - Idaho in the Bachelor's program "Political Science", also pursuing a minor in e...
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