1 June 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.
18 May 2026
Resilience Reality Check: Entrepreneurial Preparedness for the First 72 Hours of Crisis
Vitālijs Rakstiņš
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.
4 May 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.
20 April 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.