The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) returns April 14 with an exciting-sounding discussion of what it calls 'COVID-19 vaccine wars'.
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The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) returns to cyberspace April 7 with an online conversation considering "Countering Violent Extremism in North Africa and Sahel" with Stefano Marcuzzi and Pascal Carlucci.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) is back with another illuminating online discussion March 31, this time with Russia's activities on the African continent in focus.
A news release by NATO says the Alliance's fighter jets scrambled no fewer than ten times on Monday, March 29, 2021, to shadow Russian planes, including an interception over the Baltic Sea.
The Latvian Mission to the United Nations in New York will be hosting a discussion on March 25 at 16.00 (Latvian time, GMT +2) within the framework of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
The defense industry is prepared to help with vaccination tents and logistics, but could also take over the process if necessary, the defense minister Artis Pabriks told Latvian Radio March 24.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) returns March 24 with another in its series of online discussions of strategic communications topics.
The State Security Service (VDD) has prepared its annual public report on its activities in 2020, outlining the interest shown by the Russian, Chinese and Belarusian intelligence agencies in what's going on in Latvia.
The Rīga based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) has the latest in its series of online discussions taking place March 17. The subject should be an interesting one.
The Rīga based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) has the latest in its series of online discussions taking place March 10.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) has another in its series of online talks March 3.
The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) has its annual two-day Russia-focussed conference online this year on March 4-5.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communication Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) has another in its ongoing series of online discussions taking place February 17, this time with Japan the center of attention.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) will be hosting another in its series of online expert discussions this week, with the latest titled 'Protecting Armed Forces In The Digital Domain'.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) returns for another online discussion February 3 with the topic being "information laundering".
For professional soldiers, vaccination will be compulsory, as it is a matter of national security, the Ministry of Defense said February 1.
February 1 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of Latvia's cyber-defense agency, CERT.LV (Computer Emergency Response Team Latvia), whose task is to monitor and defend state cyberspace on a daily basis.
The defense sector is planning to reach a number of aims this year, including ensuring that the armed forces are fully supplied with food produced in Latvia, Defense Minister Artis Pabriks told Latvian Radio January 22.
The Latvian Defense sector is preparing to purchase a military field hospital, Defense Minister Artis Pabriks told Latvian Television January 18.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) returns with a new series of online discussions January 13, with the first one focussing on China.
An unspecified number of Canadian soldiers serving in Latvia as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence have tested positive for the coronavirus, Canadian public media outlet CBC reported January 5.
A report by a group of Central and Eastern European China experts on attempts by Chinese technology company Huawei to do business in the region singles out Latvia for its unambiguous stance on the issue.
NATO air forces across Europe scrambled more than 400 times in 2020 to intercept unknown aircraft approaching Alliance airspace. Almost 90 percent of these missions - around 350 - were in response to flights by Russian military aircraft, a release from NATO headquarters said, describing the number as "a moderate increase from 2019."
The Ministry of Defense (AM) has announced the winners in the 2020 grant project competition, the Ministry said in a statement December 28.
The Latvian army is ready to engage in the logistics chain of COVID-19 vaccine, the commander of the National Armed Forces (NBS), Leonīds Kalniņš told Latvian Television December 18.
On Thursday, December 17, the Saeima reaffirmed Lieutenant General Leonīds Kalniņš as chief of defense, the top-ranking officer in Latvia's National Armed Forces (NAF).
It's the time of year when everyone likes to predict what will happen next year and beyond, and the Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) is no exception, albeit with a more specialized twist than the usual soothsaying about who will win Eurovision and whether Barcelona or Real Madrid will top La Liga.
inistry of Defense said in a statement December 11 that the defense sector continues to strengthen the military medical capacity.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) has another in its series of online discussions taking place December 9, this time focussing on "China's influence in the Nordic-Baltic region" with expert commentary from Björn Jerdén, Head of Asia Programme and Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs in Stockholm.
Saeima approved a new Law on December 3 which provides that national defense would be made a mandatory subject at schools starting September 2024.