The second annual Isaiah Berlin Riga memorial lecture was given by Anne Applebaum on Monday, June 7th 2010, at 6.30pm, in the Mazā Ģilde, Riga. Her subject was: “The New Authoritarianism”.
AUDIO: Listen to a recording of Anne Applebaum’s lecture.
TRANSCRIPT: A transcript will be posted here when available.
SPEAKER: Learn more about Anne Applebaum
EXTRA: Click here to download (PDF) the introduction to Anne Applebaum’s Pulitzer-prizewinning book, Gulag: A History (2003). More about the book, and the author, on Anne Applebaum’s personal website
An Oxford-style public debate was held on Monday, June 7th 2010, at 1pm, in the Mazā Ģilde, Riga, on the motion: “We should be ready to sacrifice some of our freedoms in the fight against climate change”. Oliver Morton, of The Economist, and Atis Zakatistovs, of the Partners in Ideas Fund, supported the motion. Anatole Kaletsky, of the London Times, and Marija Golubeva, of Providus Centre, opposed it. Robert Cottrell, of The Browser, moderated.
Outcome: The supporters of the motion carried the day by a 70-30 majority. However, the opponents of the motion could claim a partial success. A show of hands before the debate had produced an 85-15 majority in favour.
AUDIO: Listen to a recording of the debate, beginning with Robert Cottrell’s introduction
A public discussion was held on Monday, 7th June 2010, at 4.30pm, in the Mazā Ģilde, Riga, on the theme, “What Latvians have learned from the recession”. Moderator: Nils Muižnieks, of the University of Latvia. Guest speakers included Nellija Ločmele, of IR.lv; Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga; Inta Dzelme, psychotherapist; and Aigars Bikše, artist.
AUDIO: Hear a recording of the discussion
Monday morning, 1st June 2009
Monday morning, 1st June 2009
