| The Origins and Outcomes of the Global Economic Crisis |
"We are in a depression. And that is just the beginning,” says the world-famous profesor of sociology Immanuel Wallenstein. What awaits the world? The professor's lecture at the Stockholm School of Economics offers some answers.  part 1 (5.99 MB)
part 2 (4.49 MB)
part 3 (4.17 MB)
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| Published on: 19.03.2009 |
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| NATO: Back to the Future |
| Māris Andžāns |
Georgia's moving closer to NATO is not compatible with good relationship between NATO and Russia. If Georgia joins the alliance, the relationship may become reminiscent of the Cold War. |
| Published on: 23.09.2008 |
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| War and vacation in Europe |
| Mārtiņš Mūrnieks |
The unified position taken by the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine has marked out a new form of cooperation that is dictated by the actual events. This can be seen as a good starting point for coming together to seek out ways of reducing the split between European countries, and convincing them about the seriousness of current situation. |
| Published on: 20.08.2008 |
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| We can only go upwards |
| Viktors Makarovs |
| For the European Union there is no alternative but to work with Russia as it is, not trying to pretend it is something different. |
| Published on: 02.07.2008 |
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| Europe in search of itself |
| Rita Ruduša |
| The difference between Russia and the EU is that Russia is trying to reinvent itself whereas the EU has never invented itself. Since its inception, the EU has never had an identity. |
| Published on: 19.06.2007 |
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| Energy dialogue needs more pragmatism |
| Rita Ruduša |
Europe decided that there will be huge energy imports from Russia and that it will be dangerous, but never asked Russia what it thought on the subject. |
| Published on: 13.05.2007 |
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| A Miniature Replica of the Muslim World (Interview with Zahid Bukhari) |
| Rita Ruduša |
| Look, here is the Muslim community, they are well-educated professionals. Make them partners! |
| Published on: 20.02.2007 |
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| Beyond the EU: a European Commonwealth and a new world order (Interview with John Palmer) |
| Eldars Mamedovs and Viktors Makarovs |
| Published on: 26.09.2006 |
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| EU accession as an encouragement |
| Delaying the accession for one year would not make sense from our point of view. Very hard work has been done and is still undergoing, and we need some kind of encouragement. The accession will be exactly that! |
| Published on: 15.08.2006 |
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| Two Faces of Referenda (Interview with Carlos Closa Montero) |
| What makes the referenda so unpredictable and so dangerous is that we have unanimity for the process of ratification. I would propose for the future to remove unanimity for the process of ratification. This means that we will need to find some kind of qualified majority so that the constitution can enter into force. |
| Published on: 06.06.2006 |
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| Latvia’s Experience Could Be Meaningful But… (Interview with George Tarkhan-Mouravi) |
| Georgia is interested in the Baltic Sates’ experience with integration into EU and NATO. This experience could be meaningful but we miss real action. There are also other countries that are interested in sharing their experience with us. |
| Published on: 12.05.2006 |
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| Development Highway |
| The United Nations Development Programme Country Office in Latvia (UNDP) worked from 1992 to 2005 providing substantial support in the transition period and contribution to human development. In 2006 Latvia will change its mode of cooperation with the UNDP and the Country Office will close. |
| Published on: 25.01.2006 |
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| International Peace and Security: The Role of Small Countries in a Changing UN |
| Can small states be influential in the UN through a regional Nordic-Baltic framework and the EU? Diplomats and policy analysts from Latvia, Sweeden and Norway address this issue during panel discussion organized by UNDP Latvia.*. |
| Published on: 15.11.2005 |
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| “Do-tank”, not “think-tank” (interview with Tom Bentley) |
| Every week, if not every day somebody questions whether or not we should be working in a particular area. It happens for different reasons. One is, that an independent non-profit organization working on an issue without having kind of political affiliation is very threatening for the people who have a prominent role in those areas. |
| Published on: 27.10.2005 |
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| Living on the edge (interview with Zanna M.A. Al-Rawandoozi) |
| I was in the jail for the first time in 1963, when the Baath party came to power. I was a high school student that time. Jails were full; therefore we were imprisoned in a sport club. We were thrown in a training room for boxing. It was very cold there so we used to sleep on wooden boxing platforms; at least it was warmer there. Whenever I see wooden floors here in Latvia, it makes me to remember that place. |
| Published on: 05.10.2005 |
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