Dr. Artis Pabriks
Chairman, former Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs. Expertise on security and defence, foreign policy and international relations.
Baiba Bļodniece
Expertise in comprehensive national defence system - civil defence, awareness, and strategic planning in light of recent experiences in Ukraine.
OUR Experts
Prof.Dr. Andris Levāns
Leading expert in the Baltics on Middle ages history of Europe and Baltics. Teaching experience includes German Bundeswehr Academy. Offers contextual and comprehensive analysis of contemporary societies and politics from historic perspective.
Lt.Gen (ret.) Raimonds Graube
Expertise in the foundation and development of the armed forces & military education system in Latvia. Readiness, and preparedness according to Western and NATO standards.
Amb. Rihards Muciņš
Areas of primary expertise include Euro-Atlantic relations, security and cooperation issues in Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe, hybrid threats.
Amb. Shota Gvineria
Areas of primary expertise include hybrid warfare, cyber defense, Russia's foreign & security policy, and Black Sea security.
Dr. Victoria Vdovychenko
Expertise in security studies, strategic communication, EU and NATO issues. Teaching and research experience within the University of Bologna and Cambridge University combined with deep understanding of current political affairs. Expert in Ukrainian politics and reform track.
Dr. Sandis Šrāders
Specializing in US foreign policy, EU foreign policy, Russia’s foreign and security policy, small states in international affairs, international political economy, and econometrics.
Dr. Evisa Usenko
Researcher in international law and political science, specializing in private international law, European studies, and Asian studies. Areas of primary expertise include EU–China relations, China’s domestic affairs, foreign policy, modern history and culture, international aviation law, and international legal parentage arrangements.
Dr. phil. Māris Kūlis
His expertise bridges philosophy and contemporary political challenges, focusing on how ideas, values and narratives shape security, political violence, societal resilience and public life.
Mg.iur. Vija Buša
Areas of primary expertise include foreign policy and international relations, EU and NATO issues (including NATO partnerships), South Caucasus politics, strategic communication and public diplomacy as well as diaspora issues. Diplomatic experience includes serving in Lithuania, Russia, Ireland and Azerbaijan.
Mg.hist. Roberts Rasums
Areas of primary expertise include civil-military relations and their transformation under hybrid threats, problematics of Lawfare, IT and AI in context of deterrence and resilience. transformation under hybrid threats, problematics of Lawfare, IT and AI in context of deterrence and resilience.
Mg.sc.pol. Agris Bojārs
Junior researcher specializing in European Union energy security policy, expertise lies in the realms of regional energy transformation, regional economic development, and behavioral economics.
Antons Ļamins
Junior expert specialising in political communication and public relations.