May 17, 2019
Cooperation and Fragmentation: Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks on Transatlantic Relations
Latvian Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Rachel Rizzo to discuss the future of transatlantic, European, and Latvian security in an age of growing foreign influence, political fragmentation, and coordinated propaganda. Minister Pabriks says the Baltic states have long served as a litmus test for Russian foreign influence campaigns, and the United States and European allies should look to Latvia’s experience in combating various electoral and media manipulation strategies.
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