Conferences

2017 Baltic Studies Conference in Riga

2017 Baltic Studies Conference in Riga

The Baltic states at 99: Past, Present and Future University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, 19-21 June, 2017 The 12th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe (CBSE) aims to reflect on the past, present and future of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 99 years...

FPRI Report on Baltic States in European Security

FPRI Report on Baltic States in European Security

The Foreign Policy Research Institute presented a roundtable discussion on the Baltic States in European Security at the 25th Biennial Meeting of the American Association of Baltic Studies in Philadelphia.  Read the report online or download a PDF here.

Building Bridges – Australasian 2016 Conference

Building Bridges – Australasian 2016 Conference

The 2016 Australasian AABS conference - Baltic Studies: Building Bridges - will be held at the University of Melbourne on 15 October 2016. Proposals are due by 1 September. Download the call for proposals. The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies invites...

Global, Glocal & Local | AABS 2016 Conference

Global, Glocal, and Local: Distinction and Interconnection in the Baltic States The 2016 AABS conference was held at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, on May 26-28, 2016. The conference explored the independence, dependence, and interconnections of Baltic...

Thanks to our Conference Sponsors!

We greatly appreciate the support of the following sponsors in making the 2016 conference in Philadelphia a sucess. Platinum Supporters Foreign Policy Research Institute Vladas Kaupas John J. Medveckis, Honorary Consul of Latvia in Philadelphia Philadelphia Society of...

Baltic Literature Hour at AABS Conference

AABS presents readings by four writers on Thursday, May 26, as part of the 2016 conference in Philadelphia. Jocelyn Bartkevicius is the editor of The Florida Review and director of the MFA program in creative writing. She studied literary fiction and nonfiction...

Pedejais Vilciens will perform at AABS conference dinner

The AABS conference dinner - Polka Party - will be held at the Philadelphia Society of Free Letts (531 N. 7th St, Philadelphia) on Friday, May 27. Join us for a traditional Latvian Cold Dinner Buffet by the Amber Table and music by “Pedejais Vilciens”. The party will...

Foreign Policy Research Institute’s new Baltic Bulletin

Interested in contemporary politics in the Baltic states? Come to Friday's luncheon at the AABS conference to learn more about The Baltic Bulletin, a new publication from the Foreign Policy Research Institute. The Baltic Bulletin publishes articles written by scholars...

AABS Conference Keynote by Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

AABS Conference Keynote by Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves will give the keynote address "International Order Under Strain: Implications for the Baltic Sea Region" at the AABS conference on Thursday, May 26. The keynote will be followed by a reception in the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall...