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The Foreign Policy Research Institute’s (FPRI) Baltic Initiative was founded in 2016 to serve as a hub for analysis on defense and geopolitical issues…

Mar 12, 2024

Baltic Bulletin

Latvia’s Renewed Conscription Turns Two

By Māris Andžāns - Two years in, the National Defence Service sees more conscripts and less public support.

Jun 27

Integrating Defense and Sustainment in the New Northern Security Paradigm

By Arnis Cimermanis - The case for integrating total defense and military sustainment in an evolving security landscape.

Apr 8

When Demands for Peace Violate the Right to Self-Defense

By Kaspars Ģērmanis - A post-Soviet perspective on defending national identity.

Mar 21

Is Taiwan Fever Breaking in Lithuania?

By Thomas Shattuck - An Indo-Pacific Recalibration in Vilnius

Feb 24

Three Decades of Baltic Military Cooperation and the Way Ahead

By Māris Andžāns - Baltic trilateral military cooperation is noteworthy both within NATO and on a global scale.

Feb 12

US-Baltic Defense Partnerships: A Return on Investment

Feb 3

The Evolution of Baltic Military Divisions

By Lukas Milevski

Dec 27, 2024

45 Days in Ukraine, 1,000 Days in War

By Kaspars Ģērmanis - A reflection on the author's recent trip to Ukraine.

Dec 23, 2024

Podcast

27:13

What E-Estonia Can Teach the US

Inside Estonia's rise as a leader in e-government

May 22

Monthly Roundup

Baltic Roundup | June 2025

A look back on June in the Baltic states.

Jul 3

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