RSU announces international conference on security and calls for participation

28 July 2025

For Students

Security

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Internal consolidation

Conferences, workshops

The current global and regional security landscape in Europe, including the Baltic region, is becoming increasingly complex and unpredictable. Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine remains the most significant long-term threat to Europe, the situation in the Middle East also escalated. Simultaneously, Europe’s security environment is being shaped by an expanding array of threats – terrorism, extremism, cyberattacks, organised crime, disinformation, and economic crises – that present substantial security challenges transcending national borders. The European security space is exposed to such acts of aggression and hybrid threats, which can rapidly destabilise the situation and result in long-term adverse consequences.

Conference logo The international scientific and applied research conference “Modern Security Challenges and Strategies for Their Prevention – Towards a Secure Society” is devoted to the analysis of contemporary security challenges, including military conflicts, terrorism, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, and risks to the information environment. The conference aims to bring together Latvian and international researchers, scholars, security policy experts, representatives of law enforcement institutions, and students to foster academically grounded dialogue on current global threats, examine their implications for regional and international security, and explore innovative, practical strategies for their prevention.

Participants are invited to submit paper proposals for the following thematic sessions:

Military conflicts and hybrid threats in today’s (geopolitical) security environment
Current trends in terrorism, extremism, and radicalism; threats, prevention and deterrence strategies
Irregular migration and border security as transnational risks
Transnational and organised crime as threats to regional and global security
Trends, threats, and prevention strategies in information and cybersecurity
Political security and domestic stability
The role of law enforcement and security institutions in crisis management and threat prevention
Resilient societies and security culture

About the conference

Date: 19 September 2025
Venue: Rīga Stradiņš University, 16 Dzirciema iela, Riga
Format: Hybrid (in-person / online)
Working language: English
Participation fee: Free of charge

Submission and registration deadline: 25 August 2025
Notification of acceptance: Accepted participants will be notified by 29 August 2025

Abstract submission guidelines

Length: Abstract maximum 300 words (excluding title and author information)
Language: English
Title: Maximum 20 words
Authors: Author’s full name, academic degree and affiliation

Content Sections (recommended)

Background/Objectives
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Keywords: 3–5 relevant keywords

All accepted abstracts will be included in the conference proceeding after the event. Following the conference, participants will have the opportunity to submit extended papers for publication in the internationally peer-reviewed academic journal Socrates.