{"id":16689,"date":"2026-07-16T13:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/?p=16689"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:37:53","slug":"eurus-ma-students-and-professors-present-at-emerging-scholar-workshop-in-to-riga-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/2026\/eurus-ma-students-and-professors-present-at-emerging-scholar-workshop-in-to-riga-latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"EURUS MA students and professors present at Emerging Scholar Workshop in  to Riga, Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        EURUS MA students and professors present at Emerging Scholar Workshop in  to Riga, Latvia\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260702_144350383-2048x1538-1-512x385.jpg\" alt=\"EURUS students and faculty in Riga, Lativa for emerging scholar conference.\" class=\"wp-image-16635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260702_144350383-2048x1538-1-512x385.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260702_144350383-2048x1538-1-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260702_144350383-2048x1538-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260702_144350383-2048x1538-1-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260702_144350383-2048x1538-1-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260702_144350383-2048x1538-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">EURUS students and faculty in Riga Latvia, for Emerging Scholars conference. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On 2 July 2026, the University of Latvia hosted the one-day international&nbsp;<strong>Emerging Scholars Workshop &#8220;<\/strong>Security, Resilience and Strategic Thinking in a Changing Europe&#8221; co-organized by&nbsp;<strong>the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN) and the University of Latvia<\/strong>. The EETN is a research initiative funded by Canada\u2019s 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 Carleton University, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop brought together emerging researchers and experts from&nbsp;<strong>the University of Latvia, Carleton University, the University of Helsinki, the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, the University of Roma Tre and other institutions.&nbsp;<\/strong>The programme combined academic analysis with practical security-policy perspectives, focusing on Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, hybrid threats, NATO deterrence, strategic stability, political memory and radicalization risks in the digital environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/Worksop-512x384.jpeg\" alt=\"Audience members sitting and listening to presentations at a research workshop. \" class=\"wp-image-16640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/Worksop-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/Worksop-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/Worksop-320x240.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/Worksop-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/Worksop-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/Worksop.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Captivated audience listens to presentations at the EETN Emerging Scholars Workshop at the University of Riga, Latvia. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the EETN, EURUS professors <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/people\/viju-crina\/\" type=\"cu_people\" id=\"1062\">Crina Viju-Miljusevic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/people\/sahadeo-jeff\/\" type=\"cu_people\" id=\"642\">Jeff Sahadeo<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2026\/event-report-the-emerging-scholars-workshop-in-riga-security-resilience-and-strategic-thinking-in-a-changing-europe\/\">Event Report<\/a> on the EETN website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2026\/event-report-the-emerging-scholars-workshop-in-riga-security-resilience-and-strategic-thinking-in-a-changing-europe\/\">Event Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 2 July 2026, the University of Latvia hosted the one-day international&nbsp;Emerging Scholars Workshop &#8220;Security, Resilience and Strategic Thinking in a Changing Europe&#8221; co-organized by&nbsp;the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN) and the University of Latvia. 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