Leadership
Andris Spruds
Dr. Andris SPRUDS is a researcher and the Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. He also holds the position...
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Atis Lejins
Atis LEJINS founded the Latvian Institute of International Affairs in 1992 and was director from 1992-2011. Born in Latvia during the Second ...
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Karlis Bukovskis
Dr. Karlis BUKOVSKIS is the Acting Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and an Assistant Professor at Riga Stradins Uni...
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Sintija Broka
Sintija Broka is a researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and a Ph.D. Fellow at Riga Stradins University. Sintija Broka...
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Martins Vargulis
Mārtiņš Vargulis is a researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and lecturer at the Riga Stradins University. He holds an ...
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Elizabete Vizgunova
Elizabete Vizgunova is a Researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and a journalist at TVNET Group. She is currently pursu...
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Aleksandra Palkova
Aleksandra Palkova is a researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. She analyzes the political and institutional processes ...
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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 ...
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Sara Elizabete Vinberga
Sara Elizabete Vinberga studies International Relations Bachelor's study program in Riga Stradins University. At the Latvian Institute of Int...
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Edijs Boss
Edijs Boss is an associate researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and an associate professor at the Department of Polit...
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Martins Daugulis
Martins Daugulis is an associate researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and the head of the Faculty of European Studies...
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Imants Liegis
Imants Liegis is a former Latvian diplomat with Governmental and Parliamentary experience. He left the Diplomatic Service in July 2020 after ...
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Janis Eichmanis
Janis Eichmanis is an associate fellow at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. J. Eichmanis has served in various positions in the...
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Aldis Austers
Aldis Austers was awarded a degree of engineering in administration of business foreign relations at Riga Technical University in 1995 and a ...
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Arturs Bikovs
Arturs Bikovs is a doctoral student of political science at Riga Stradins University, where he studies the role of the Russian Orthodox Churc...
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Viljar Veebel
Viljar Veebel is a researcher who has been researching in the University of Tartu, the Estonian School of Diplomacy and the Tallinn Technolog...
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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...
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Tjaco Van Den Hout
Tjaco Theo van den Hout, former Deputy Secretary General of the Dutch Foreign Ministry and Ambassador of the Netherlands to Thailand, Myanmar...
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Olevs Nikers
Olevs Nikers is PhD candidate at the Riga Stradins University, President of the Baltic Security Foundation, Senior Analyst at The Jamestown F...
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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...
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Justine Elferte
Justine Elferte is an associated researcher at LIIA. She is a PMI certified project manager currently working for the Financial Intelligence ...
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Eriks Selga
Eriks is an associated researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. Eriks is also a Non-resident Fellow with the Digital Inn...
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Gints Jegermanis
Ambassador Gints Jegermanis left Latvian diplomatic service in December 2021. During 27 years of service, he was posted as Counselor to the L...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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