Opinion Festival (Arvamusfestival) 2021

The 21st century information war – why and how it is held and when have You become an information warrior?

Die Riga-Konferenz 2021

Am 15. und 16. Oktober 2021 war die lettische Nationalbibliothek Schauplatz der alljährlichen Riga-Konferenz. Die größte sicherheitspolitische Konferenz im baltischen Raum vereint seit 2006 Expertinnen und Experten aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit zu Gesprächen über aktuelle Herausforderungen der europäischen und internationalen Sicherheit. Corona-bedingt fand die Konferenz dieses Jahr im hybriden For-mat statt, mit 250 Teilnehmern vor Ort und insgesamt 150.000 Zuschauern aus 56 Ländern, die die insgesamt 12 Paneldiskussionen, 5 Side Events und 6 hochkarätigen Interviews verfolgten. Organisiert wurde die Konferenz von der Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO) sowie den lettischen Verteidigungs- und Außenministerien; die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung zählt seit der ersten Konferenz zu den wichtigsten Partnern.

30 Years of German-Lithuanian Relations – A Reliable Partnership

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda visits the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

As part of his state visit to Germany, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda paid a visit to KAS to engage in talks.

Neue Stipendiaten der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

2021 hat die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung für Litauen ein neues Stipendiatenprogramm ins Leben gerufen. Mit Beginn des Wintersemesters 2021/22 konnten nun die ersten Stipendiaten ihre Urkunde erhalten.

Discussion discussion about Soviet nostalgia at the "LAMPA" conversation festival

Director Ivo Briedis, journalists Rita Ruduša and Eduards Liniņš engaged in a discussion about Soviet nostalgia at the "LAMPA" conversation festival.

Discussion Report | The Virus of Disinformation - How to Deal with Social Media

Social media has become important in the daily lives of many people. However, during the discussion "The Virus of Disinformation – How to Deal with Social Media" it has been concluded that social media has also been used to spread disinformation and used by autocrats to influence democratic processes.

Close Partners

President of Latvia Egils Levits visits Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (KAS)

Within a framework of the State visit to Germany, Latvian President Egils Levits visits the KAS to hold conversations there this Wednesday.

European Strategic Autonomy - More than a Catchphrase

The panelists engaged in a productive discussion on European Strategic Autonomy. The discussion proved that European Strategic Autonomy is definitely not just a catchphrase.

Online simulation game ‘We are Europe!’

This weekend the participants of the Baltic Sea Region Young Leaders Academy took part in a two-day online simulation game ‘We are Europe!’. They discussed about the integration opportunities of the EU’s Eastern neighbors and improved their knowledge about the EU. The online simulation game exceeded the participants expectations, as they shared in their feedback.

The Seventh Annual Conference on Russia of BALTDEFCOL in Tartu

Responding to Russia in a Multi-Threat World

Putinism, the pseudo-Counter Enlightenment, Russia´s Alternative World Order: Ideology or Camouflage, “Responsibility/Duty to Protect” as Legal Basis for Russian Interference? – those are only some topics that were discussed on the seventh annual conference on Russia of Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) on 4-5 March 2021 in Tartu.