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The 36th Session of the Baltic Assembly and the 23rd Baltic Council took place in Tallinn from 9th to 10th of November this year. Karl Altau, the managing director of the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), represented JBANC and its member organizations – the Estonian American National Council, theContinue Reading

Last week, on October 28th, the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) joined a discussion together with the three Baltic embassies to discuss current issues in Washington, DC related to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. One of the main topics was the upcoming 20th-anniversary celebration of the House Baltic Caucus (HBC),Continue Reading

Washington, DC (JBANC) – The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) participated in this year’s third “Ukrainian Days” advocacy event on Capitol Hill, organized by the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) and Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA). The day commenced with a morning briefing session at the Heritage FoundationContinue Reading

Washington, DC (JBANC) – The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) held a timely policy seminar on September 27 on Capitol Hill on the topic of “Russia on NATO’s Doorstep: The West’s Response to the Kremlin’s Wargames.” The purpose was to examine the execution, outcomes, and aftermath of Russia’s large-scaleContinue Reading

On September 21-22 the 9th annual CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis) Forum took place in Washington D.C. In this year’s forum panels covered a range of pressing policy issues from “Reforming NATO for the 21st Century” to “Strengthening U.S.-Central European Relations” and “The War of Narratives in the InformationContinue Reading

As Russia’s quadrennial military exercise Zapad approaches, there’s no shortage of analysis and commentary on what to expect. Scheduled to start on September 14th and run for seven days, Zapad 2017 has been a hot topic among think tanks, NGOs, Russia experts, military experts, and other interested parties for theContinue Reading

Zane Kalniņa is currently studying international economics and diplomacy at the University of Latvia. This summer, she came to Washington DC for a two-month long internship with the office of Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL 15). The office received an award as the best internship place by The Fund for AmericanContinue Reading

While this summer hasn’t been climatically the hottest, it’s been one of the steamiest with respect to advocating on Baltic issues. Much of the spring and summer was spent on pressuring Congress to pass the Russia sanctions bill. JBANC, together with its parent organizations the American Latvian Association, the EstonianContinue Reading

Hybrid warfare as a concept and a military strategy has been discussed for more than a decade and has had a revival due to recent global election meddling and increased troll activity in cyberspace. Many experts take issue with the term itself, due to its vague nature. Marius Laurinavicius ofContinue Reading