News and events

The Polish think tank Res Publica Foundation has published the policy brief “Reporting Suspicious Activities – Legal Foresight” in Visegrad Insight. The publication was co-authored…

Today, 5 May, Daunis Auers, Chairman of the Board of the LaSER think tank, appeared on Latvian Radio’s Brīvības bulvāris programme, where he discussed the…

LaSER researcher Roberts Kits and Chair of the Board Daunis Auers appeared on the TV24 programme “Latvijas labums”, organised by the Latvian Chamber of Commerce…

LaSER researcher Roberts Kits was a guest on the Strategy Speaks podcast, the official podcast of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at Vrije…

A new article by LaSER researcher Roberts Kits and leading researcher at the University of Latvia, Ieva Birka, titled “See Nothing, Hear Nothing, Say Nothing”,…

Domnīcas LaSER pētnieks Roberts Kits piedalījās Sēlijas līderu mācībās Rites Tautskolā. Kopā ar citiem lektoriem – politoloģi un sabiedriskās politikas centra Providus pētnieci Ivetu Kažoku…

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…

Daunis Auers, Chair of the Board of the LaSER think tank, participated in the high-level expert forum Latvia’s Strategic Development Planning Architecture: Inclusive Foresight for…

An interview with Jānis Endziņš, one of the founders of the LaSER think tank, has been published on the jauns.lv portal. Endziņš currently leads the…

At the international urban planning conference MadCity 2025, LaSER Chair of the Board Daunis Auers presented his vision of Riga’s future as a student city,…

The newspaper Diena has published an interview with Professor Daunis Auers, Chair of the Board of the LaSER think tank, and Zane Driņķe, Member of…

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…

LaSER security policy researcher Roberts Kits has published an opinion article on Delfi analysing the key security and defence policy issues that should receive attention…

At the LAMPA Conversation Festival, LaSER security policy researcher Roberts Kits participated in the discussion “Baltic States – Between Cooperation and Competition”, joining other experts…

The Polish think tank Res Publica Foundation has published the policy brief “Reporting Suspicious Activities – Legal Foresight” in Visegrad Insight. The publication was co-authored…

Carleton University has published a new analytical article by LaSER researcher Roberts Kits, “Strengthening Security of Supply through Defence Industrial Cooperation: The 3+3 Format,” which…

LaSER researcher Roberts Kits participated in the academic conference “Building European Strategic Autonomy Through Unmanned Systems and Human-Centric Defence Innovation”, held as part of Drone…

Domnīcas LaSER valdes priekšsēdētājs Daunis Auers intervijā laikrakstam Diena vērtēja Latvijas ekonomikas attīstības perspektīvas globālās nenoteiktības apstākļos. Sarunā Daunis Auers norādīja, ka Latvijas makroekonomiskie rādītāji…

On 15 May, Daunis Auers, Chairman of the Board of the LaSER think tank, appeared on the Piķis un ģēvelis! podcast, where he discussed current…

LaSER researcher Roberts Kits appeared on the TV24 programme “Komandcentrs”, where, together with Sigita Struberga, Chair of the Board of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, he…

Where does a better quality of life begin — in a private house outside the city or in a vibrant, well-connected urban environment? And how…

LaSER researcher Roberts Kits participated in the high-level conference Latvia–Poland Strategic Defence Cooperation Day in Riga, where he emphasised the need to strengthen regional defence…

On Thursday, October 30, at the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė met…

This summer, our think tank hosted Nathaniel Fagelson – a Stanford student with a strong academic interest in international economics and policy. Nathaniel joined us…

On July 10, the ninth World Latvian Economics and Innovations Forum (WLEIF 2025) took place at the National Library of Latvia. Since its inception in…

For the second consecutive year, LaSER took part in the LAMPA conversation festival, contributing to a panel on Latvia’s future development scenarios. The discussion, titled…

On April 28th, the latest policy review “Reform Opportunities for Latvia’s Healthcare System: Lessons from the Netherlands” was presented at the Pauls Stradiņš Museum of…

As part of the State Chancellery’s Innovation Sprint, Daunis Auers, Director of LaSER, and Malvīne Stučka, co-author of LaSER’s policy review “No Disruption, No Progress:…

On March 26th, the Prime Minister’s order establishing a Bureaucracy Reduction Expert Committee came into effect. The task force will be led by Raivis Kronbergs,…

On March 4th, at the Medical Education Technology Centre of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), LaSER Director Daunis Auers presented the findings of the report “Foreign…

On February 28th, a discussion took place in the Saeima, focusing on opportunities for public participation in national level decision-making in Latvia and other countries.…

Stanford Global Studies Internship Program has announced an exciting new opportunity at LaSER Think Tank. As part of the program, LaSER will host a Stanford…

On December 11, LaSER think tank presented its latest policy report at the State Chancellery’s Innovation Laboratory. Iveta Reinholde and Malvīne Stučka, the authors of…

On July 6th, from 15:00 to 16:30, Professor Daunis Auers, Chairman of the Board of LaSER, will lead a discussion at the LAMPA conversation festival…

Agnese Paegle, Board Member of LaSER, and Uldis Spuriņš, Research Director of LaSER, together with the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), attended the…

Daunis Auers, Chair of the Board of LaSER, discusses the findings of the study “Latvia 2040. Four Future Scenarios” in an interview. Read the interview…

The study “Latvia 2040. Four Future Scenarios” written by Daunis Auers and Uldis Spuriņš was presented at the conference.