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October 11, 2026
Promoting and Sustaining Resilience in Anchor Institutions
Christopher D. Nelson, Ph.D.
In this article, Christopher Nelson, Senior Lecturer in Policy Analysis at California Polytechnic State University, drawing on disaster-response experience, argues communities need real capability, not just capacity.
Previous articles
September 27, 2026
Resilience Begins with Civic Participation and the Ability to Cooperate
Ieva Berzina
Head of the Security, Research and Innovation Centre, at the Latvian National Defence Academy, Associate Professor at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, and contributor to the Springer Publishing series, ‘Democratic Resilience in the Baltics, Volume 2 (on which this article reflects), Ieva Bērziņa, discusses the hot topic of whole of society resilience, and civic participation.
September 13, 2026
Inoculating Society Against Fear-Mongering
Mareks Matisons
In the first article in the Autumn 2026 season, communication specialist, and Latvian National Guard member, Mareks Matisons, discusses the concepts of securitization and psychological inoculation, in relation to threat perceptions within Baltic society.
August 20, 2026
Building Real Connections Between Latvia and Ireland
Ilze Čakstiņa
In the first article of the series, Ilze Čakstiņa, Co-Founder and Chair of the Irish Latvian Chamber of Commerce, and Secretary General and Board Member of the Association of Foreign Honorary Consuls in Latvia, discusses the real connections built between Latvia and Ireland.
June 1, 2026
Mobilising civil society also means capital and captains of industry.
Noel Hadjimichael
Hybrid warfare now threatens markets, institutions, and civic stability. Authoritarian states use cyberattacks, influence operations, infrastructure disruption, and economic pressure to weaken liberal democracies. Businesses cannot outsource national resilience: corporate success depends on defending the free societies that sustain open markets.
May 18, 2026
Resilience Reality Check: Entrepreneurial Preparedness for the First 72 Hours of Crisis
Vitālijs Riekstiņš
Entrepreneurial preparedness is a missing link in national resilience: Latvia’s private sector, especially critical infrastructure subcontractors, must be able to operate for at least 72 hours during crises, but current incentives, regulations, and coordination mechanisms remain insufficient.
May 4, 2026
RAINCLOUD UKRAINA: The Strategic Imperative for Ukraine’s Transformation
Dr. Jorrit Kamminga
In this article, the concept of RAINCLOUD UKRAINA is presented as a strategic digital framework designed to facilitate Ukraine’s large-scale reconstruction by enabling international private capital flows and addressing key barriers such as information asymmetry, institutional complexity, and trust deficits.
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