It was the never-ending stream of news content on Edvards Puharts’ iPhone that propelled him to sign up for military conscription in Latvia. “I was panicked,” the 20-year-old told Euronews. “I would ...

Latvia plans to send more weapons to Ukraine in a new military aid package, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced following the Ramstein summit on Sept. 19. "Latvia will send additional ...

Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has made the reintroduction of mandatory military service in Latvia a necessity even though the Baltic country is already a member of NATO, President Edgars ...

It feels like there’s nowhere else that the generational contest between Russia and the West plays out more than in the ...

On Wednesday, November 5, Latvian Defence Minister Andris Spruds will host his Ukrainian counterpart, Denys Shmyhal, on a working visit to Latvia to discuss defence cooperation between the two ...

Dr. Berzina is a senior researcher at the Center for Security and Strategic Studies at the National Academy of Defense of ...

U.S. Soldiers from Battle Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, prepare and compete with the M1A2 SEP version three ...

February 26, 2023: Latvia, one of the three tiny Baltic States bordering Russia, has joined the other two and adopted conscription. Latvia had abolished conscription in 2006, believing that their NATO ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Latvia today to reassure the Baltic country that the U.S. will defend its NATO allies. Latvia, which shares a border with Russia, says its military is ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s president said Tuesday that he supports a plan to reinstate national conscription for men, and for women on a voluntary basis. The draft could be reintroduced next year after ...

The Latvian National Guard is more like the American National Guard in that it devotes a lot of its training and organization to dealing with natural or other emergencies in a specific part of the ...