Geopolitical Economics
Baltic states urge EU to speed up ban on Russian oil imports
Baltic states urge the EU to speed up the ban on Russian oil imports amid stalled talks.
Financial TimesRussia · Estonia · Latvia
Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Latvia.
Republic of Latvia · Riga · 1.9M people · europe
Governmentparliamentary republicLanguagesLatvian (official) 56.3%, Russian 33.8%, other 0.6% (includes PolishArea64.6K km²Sanctioned entities62Active conflicts1CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
92.8
Stable risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Latvia becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Latvia · 90-day event volume
136
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
95/100 · 15% wt
target events: 17actor only events: 3domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 2.50%article coverage 90d: 713
Arms Activity
93/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 14total value usd: $11.0Mconflict amplified: no
Economic Health
75/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: -0.05%inflation pct: 1.27%unemployment pct: 6.90%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 1negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
88/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 62is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
81/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 76.4literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political19Stable
Security3Stable
Economic15Stable
Regulatory12Stable
Operational4Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Europe
Rank 23 of 55
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0350.4
0452.2
0554.1
0655.5
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2373.8
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$43.7B
▲ $904.7M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$23.4K
▲ $699 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20241.3%
▼ 7.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20246.9%
▲ 0.4% YoY
Population
WB· 20241.9M
▼ 17.6K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20243.26%
▲ 0.29% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202476.4 yrs
▲ 1.0 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202492.7%
▲ 0.5% YoY
Security12 recent events · 1 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
136
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-06-15
Latvia-Russia Tension
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-13
Latvian Defense Minister Visit
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-11
ECB Raises Interest Rate
Economic Indicator
2026-06-11
Drone Shot Down Over Latvia
Drone Strike
2026-06-11
Ukrainian Experts to Latvia
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-11
Latvia calls for sanctions on Russia
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-10
Drone Incursions
Border Incursion
2026-06-10
Drones veer off course
Drone Strike
Active conflicts involving Latvia
World War II
War · 10910 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other
Card game cements romance reputation as Stirling couple represent country
Daily Record - News
Climate & Humanitarian Crisis
Edinburgh Airport flights disrupted and cancelled as thunderstorms sweep Scotland
Daily Record - News
Other
Observer’s 2026 July Art Fair Calendar
Observer
Geopolitical Politics
The Nordic-Baltic Eight policy brief: Protecting critical undersea infrastructure - FIIA - Finnish Institute of International Affairs
FIIA
Πούτιν: Νεκρός ο δημοσιογράφος που αποκάλυψε τη σχέση με την Αλίνα Καμπάεβα
To Vima
Jet2 issues '12 hours before flight' alert to all UK passengers
The Mirror
Η δημοκρατία αντεπιτίθεται
Ta Nea
Expert explained why Europe will not be able to do without the US even after Germany's military strengthening
Inbox.eu
EU will not appoint a negotiator with Russian Federation for the time being
logos-pres.md
Think tanks · this country1 article from research institutions tracking Latvia
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Latvia-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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World War II100+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Latvia will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.