On 14 October 2026, at the National Library of Latvia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže opened the 5th International Scientific Conference, “The Battle for People’s Minds. Information, Intelligence and Propaganda in 20th-Century Military Conflicts and Today”, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Latvia’s accession to UNESCO. The Minister emphasised that disinformation, propaganda and the risks posed by artificial intelligence threaten democracy, social cohesion and trust. “War does not…
On 14 October 2026, at the National Library of Latvia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže opened the 5th International Scientific Conference, “The Battle for People’s Minds. Information, Intelligence and Propaganda in 20th-Century Military Conflicts and Today”, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Latvia’s accession to UNESCO. The Minister emphasised that disinformation, propaganda and the risks posed by artificial intelligence threaten democracy, social cohesion and trust. “War does not begin solely on the battlefield. It begins with lies, disinformation and attempts to manipulate people’s minds, divide society, rewrite history and shatter national identity,” Baiba Braže emphasised. Latvia knows from its own historical experience…
