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Juris Kaža

If Trump Wins: New Nukes in Europe and Nukes for Ukraine?

Escalating tensions with Russia and the reduction United States involvement and support for NATO with the likely election of Donald Trump…

Jul 14

If Trump Wins: New Nukes in Europe and Nukes for Ukraine?

Jul 14

Juris Kaža

Twitter’s Latvian-speaking censors shield abusive right-wing trolls

I have been “permanently” banned from Twitter for one reason: those on the social media platform who oversee and censor tweets in the…

Apr 8, 2023

Twitter’s Latvian-speaking censors shield abusive right-wing trolls

Apr 8, 2023

Juris Kaža

Latvia brings back military conscription

The Latvian parliament or Saeima on April 5 passed a law gradually reinstating military conscription in the Baltic republic 16 years after…

Apr 6, 2023

Latvia brings back military conscription

Apr 6, 2023

Juris Kaža

Latvia cracks down on the exiled Russian TV Rain channel

A combination of insensitive gaffes on one side and skepticism and anger by the Latvian authorities at all things Russian after the…

Dec 6, 2022

Latvia cracks down on the exiled Russian TV Rain channel

Dec 6, 2022

Juris Kaža

Baltics lagging on LGBT rights as Pride Month starts across Europe

Baltics lagging on LGBT rights as Pride Month starts across Europe

Jun 5, 2022

Baltics lagging on LGBT rights as Pride Month starts across Europe

Jun 5, 2022

Juris Kaža

Ukraine war, Latvian politics bring attacks on Baltic media freedom

A defense minister doubts extra funding for public service TV after a controversial interview, a parliament enables a broadcast watchdog to…

Apr 30, 2022

Ukraine war, Latvian politics bring attacks on Baltic media freedom

Apr 30, 2022

Juris Kaža

No more Russia for the rest of the 21st century?

A civilized Europe must prepare for decades, if not a century ‘without Russia’. Not literally, as it would be if, with hugely devastating…

Apr 13, 2022

No more Russia for the rest of the 21st century?

Apr 13, 2022

Juris Kaža

Lithuania to spend 4.6 % of GDP to fight inflation, boost energy independence

The government of Lithuania on April 1 proposed spending EUR 2.26 billion to reduce the impact of higher energy prices and resulting…

Apr 3, 2022

Lithuania to spend 4.6 % of GDP to fight inflation, boost energy independence

Apr 3, 2022

Juris Kaža

Post-war Ukraine, nuclear and a Morgenthau Plan for Russia

Will there be a Ukraine when the war launched by Russia ends? Right now, it looks like Ukraine is surviving and Russia is taking an…

Mar 10, 2022

Post-war Ukraine, nuclear and a Morgenthau Plan for Russia

Mar 10, 2022

Juris Kaža

Blinken: Russia's offer of peaceful coexistence “a mockery”

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said March 8 that Russia’s call for a return to “peaceful coexistence” with the United States is…

Mar 9, 2022

Blinken: Russia's offer of peaceful coexistence “a mockery”

Mar 9, 2022

Juris Kaža

Juris Kaža

A freelance journalist based in Riga, Latvia who has covered the country and region for 20 years. Speak native Latvian and English, fluent Swedish and German.

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