Under President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Latvia has been an outspoken U.S. ally in the campaign to liberate Iraq. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
Recently, as some of us had long urged, Latvia gained greater security when the U.S. lobbied for the Baltic nations to be brought under NATO's umbrella, despite Russian disapproval. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
Latvia was one of the Soviet "captive nations," ultimately freed by the U.S. victory in the cold war. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)