On April 29, 2014 the
Latvian Institute of International Affairs
hosted a seminar on Baltic security sponsored by the
Nuclear Threat Initiative
(NTI) and
European Leadership Network
(ELN). The final session was devoted to relations between Russia and the West against the backdrop of Ukrainian events.
The event was moderated by Andris ...
... ways of thinking, and selection of economic development priorities. In this context, Latvia seems to be the most contentious Baltic country, since its Russian-speaking minority is most active both socially and politically. The
Harmony Center
party, largely ... ... followed by
Estonia
with 25.4 percent, and
Lithuania
with a mere 5.8 percent of Russian speakers.
In the recent years, the European Union has consistently worked to integrate Latvia into its political and economic projects, the most spectacular decisions ...
... University of Tartu in Estonia. He is an acknowledged political scientist with an expertise in Russia and its relations to the Baltic region and the EU. In this short interview, conducted on the sidelines of the international conference ‘Russia and ... ... fundamental aspects to this question: first, are Estonians unhappy about something, second, is that because of our membership in the European Union? Of course, there are troubles. High youth unemployment, brain drain – primarily into Finland and Sweden ...