Marija Golubeva has been a Member of the Latvian Parliament (2018-2022) where she chaired the European Affairs Committee. In 2021- 2022, she has been the Minister of Interior and has been responsible for home affairs and migration policy. She has developed and implemented the Latvian response to the Ukraine refugee crisis after the outbreak of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Marija has a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge. She has taught Politics at Riga Stradins University and briefly worked for the Latvian government before joining the think-tank PROVIDUS where she led public policy research on a range of topics, including democratic participation and migration. As a public policy expert, she has worked for the consultancy company ICF in Brussels and also as an independent consultant for European institutions in Western Balkans and Central Asia.
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Mighty Baltics Lead the NATO Pack
In all the debate about military and other aid to Ukraine, it is too rarely mentioned that some European alliance members are giving the greatest amount of aid.
Russian Media in Exile and Latvia: The Limits of Free Speech
Much has been made of a dispute between Latvia and a Russian TV station, but the broader picture is much more encouraging.
Why Latvia Must Engage its Russian Minority
Latvia’s Russian-speakers are an important minority which the government in Riga can ill afford to ignore; the city of Daugavpils illustrates the problem.
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Guardians of Ukraine’s Resilience
Civil society deserves a more pronounced and formal role in reforms and reconstruction.
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