- EDUCATION: STUDIES AND RESEARCH
- October 2010 - November 2010 – Institute of Energy Economics (Tokyo, Japan)
- October 2002 – April 2003 – Harriman Institute, University of Colombia (New York, USA),
- November 2001 – January 2002 – University of Uppsala, (Sweden), Department of Eastern European Studies
- January 2001– March 2001– Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, Russian Studies Centre (Oslo, Norway)
- September 1998 – June 1999 – Russian and East European Studies Centre at Oxford University
- EDUCATION: DEGREES AND DIPOMAS
- September 2001– May 2005 – PhD in Political Science from the Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland)
- September 1994 –June 1998 – University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Master’s Degree in Political Science in International Relations
- November 1996 – June 1997 – Central European University (Budapest), Department of History; Master’s Degree in Central European History
- November 1989 – June 1994 – University of Latvia, Department of History and Philosophy; qualification of historian and history teacher
- WORK EXPERIENCE
- Since 15 September 2023 – Minister for Defence of the Republic of Latvia
- 1 November 2022 – 14 September 2023 – Member of Saeima, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
- 1999 – to date – academic staff and professor at Riga Stradiņš University, Faculty of European Studies
- February 2018 – October 2022 – Dean at Riga Stradiņš University, Faculty of European Studies
- November 2022 – to date – Member of Advisory Council, Latvian Institute of International Affairs
- May 2004 – October 2022 – Researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs
- December2011– October 2022 – Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs
- September 1997 – November 1998 – Programme specialist, Leonardo da Vinci Programme of the European Union
- September 1995 – August 1996 – Senior expert at Naturalisation Board
- January 1995 – November1995 – Senior inspector at State Archives of Latvia
- January 1993 – January 1995 –Teacher of history and social sciences, Agenskalns State Gymnasium
- LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
- Latvian – native, English – fluent, Polish – good, Russian – good
- STATE AWARDS
- Cross of Recognition - a commemorative sign for the member of the Barricades 1991
