On 2 July 2026, the University of Latvia hosted the one-day international Emerging Scholars Workshop “Security, Resilience and Strategic Thinking in a Changing Europe” co-organized by the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN) and the University of Latvia. The EETN is a research initiative funded by Canada鈥檚 Department of National Defence through the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program and is hosted by the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at 杏吧原创 University, Canada.

The workshop brought together emerging researchers and experts from the University of Latvia, 杏吧原创 University, the University of Helsinki, the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, the University of Roma Tre and other institutions. The programme combined academic analysis with practical security-policy perspectives, focusing on Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine, hybrid threats, NATO deterrence, strategic stability, political memory and radicalization risks in the digital environment.

Through the EETN, EURUS professors Crina Viju-Miljusevic and Jeff Sahadeo helped organize the conference and provided funds for travel support for EURUS MA students who participated in the event, providing a unique international experience and networking opportunity.

Read the full Event Report on the EETN website.

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杏吧原创 the War in Ukraine Panel:

The Student Scholar at Risk Panel features a Ukrainian Scholar at risk hosted by EURUS and a Ukrainian graduate student studying at EURUS. In this panel, the speakers discuss how Russia’s War in Ukraine affected their lives, their studies, and their work. The panel was part of a plenary session at 杏吧原创’s Faculty of Public Affair’s Emerging Perspectives Graduate Student Research Conference, which took place on March 7th-8th, 2023.

Speakers:
Professor of Sociology at T. Shevchenko University and Scholar at Risk.
Graduate Student
Dr. Jeff Sahadeo, panel moderator and Professor at EURUS
Dr. Milana Nikolko, panel interpreter and Professor at EURUS

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