LaSER Presents Its Latest Report, “Riga Knowledge Mile (2.0)”
On 9 October, the think tank LaSER presented its latest report, “Riga Knowledge Mile (2.0),” at Riga City Council. The report examines the Knowledge Mile concept, progress to date, and opportunities for its practical implementation. During the presentation, Daunis Auers, Chairman of the Board of LaSER, outlined Riga’s potential to become a city of students […]
Roberts Kits Discusses the Development of the Baltic Defence Industry on “Droši ir zināt”
LaSER researcher and author of the study “The Baltic Defence Industry: United We Stand, Divided We Fall”, Roberts Kits, took part in the latest episode of the Latvian National Armed Forces’ Sargs.lv podcast “Droši ir zināt”, focusing on the development and future prospects of the defence industries in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. During the discussion, […]
Daunis Auers Takes Part in “Ir” Podcast “Ārskats” Discussion
Daunis Auers, Chairman of the Board and researcher at the LaSER think tank, took part in the latest episode of Ir’s “Ārskats” podcast, where he joined Ir commentator Pauls Raudseps to discuss the most significant international political and security developments of the past week. The discussion focused on the changing global order and the end […]
Daunis Auers Discusses the Future of Democracy and Societal Value Conflicts on “Krustpunktā”
At the University of Latvia, experts and students took part in a discussion on Latvijas Radio’s “Krustpunktā” programme, exploring how disagreements over values can be addressed and what direction Latvian democracy is taking. The discussion featured philosopher and Associate Professor at Rīga Stradiņš University Vents Sīlis, economist and Professor at the University of Latvia Gundars […]
LaSER Welcomes its Second Stanford University Intern for Summer Research
This summer, LaSER welcomed Yasha Mathew Shaw, a second-year Stanford University student studying computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence. Yasha’s interest in emerging technologies began long before university. While still in high school, he participated in research at the California Nanosystems Institute at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), working alongside researchers on […]
Roberts Kits explains the role of society in the fight against Russia’s hybrid threats in Central and Eastern Europe
Can society recognise activities that could pose a threat to national security? And do people know when suspicious behaviour should be reported to the relevant authorities? In his latest publication “Citizens Are First in Line Against Russia’s Sabotage in CEE”, published in Resilient Futures Insight, LaSER security policy researcher Roberts Kits examines how public involvement […]
LaSER Presents New Study on the Development Perspectives of the Baltic Defence Industry
Today, on 16th July, think tank LaSER presented its latest study focusing on the analysis of the defence industries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, as well as outlining future development perspectives in the context of the changing security environment. The author of the study, Roberts Kits, presented the key findings, highlighting the current state of […]
The Baltic Defence Industry: United We Scale, Divided We Fail?
Title: The Baltic Defence Industry: United We Scale, Divided We Fail? Publication type: Policy Review Author: Roberts Kits This study continues the discussion initiated in the LaSER policy review “Towards the Baltic Tiger: How to Strengthen Defence Cooperation Among the Baltic States?” on closer cooperation between the Baltic states in the field of defence, with […]
Oskars Leosks on the Challenges of Riga’s Construction Permitting Process and the Study’s Key Findings in “Dienas Bizness”
In an interview with Dienas Bizness, LaSER researcher and author of the study “Simple and Fast? The Planning and Construction Permitting Process in Riga”, Oskars Leosks explains that the challenges facing Riga’s construction permitting process cannot be resolved solely by reorganising internal administrative procedures. Meaningful improvements also require political decisions at both the municipal and […]
Survey Data on Political Participation, Latvian Political Parties, and Other Issues
Title: Survey Data on Political Participation, Latvian Political Parties, and Other Issues Author: Artis Vilks Source: Survey of residents of the Republic of Latvia (n=1005), fieldwork conducted by SKDS in January 2026 Dataset: Download the dataset (CSV) Variables and values: Download variables and values (PDF), download variables and values (XLSX) As part of the […]