New podcast episode! 🎙️ To kick off the academic year and a new season of Baltic Ways, we hear about the state of Baltic Studies from a panel of scholars. Episode available wherever you get your podcasts or for streaming on our website here: vist.ly/499zy

CFA: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - WCEE Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-2028. Eligibility restricted to applicants who obtained their PhD no earlier than Jan 1, 2024. Deadline October 15: https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68826/university-michigan-ann-arbor-wcee-postdoctoral-fellowship-2026-2028

Reminder: the application deadline for our 2026 conference is fast approaching! AABS 2026 will be invigorating and interdisciplinary, from panels and plenaries to coffee breaks and catch-ups. Don't miss out - submit your proposal by October 17: vist.ly/48jbi

Participate and Engage - Applications for the ISHA Winter seminar 2025, "Multiple Baltics: Reimagining social, cultural and spatial dimensions of history" are now open! Deadline: 10 October Learn more: multiplebaltics.lv Supported by @balticstudies.bsky.social and UL Student Council.

Newly published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "The Russian Orthodox parish clergy in interwar Estonia: a prosopography," by James M. White. Available now for subscribers and AABS members: vist.ly/47tac

We're happy to announce that once again, graduate students and early career scholars presenting at the AABS 2026 conference will have the opportunity to apply for travel grants. The grant application will open in late 2025. Submit your conference proposal by October 17: vist.ly/47nwa

Did you know AABS has a quarterly e-newsletter? You can get a digestible download of everything that's been happening in Baltic Studies delivered right to your inbox. Read past editions, including from earlier this month, and sign up on our website here: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/newsletter/

The third 2025 issue of Journal of Baltic Studies (Vol 56, Issue 3) is now available online with a range of articles covering multiple countries, disciplines, and time periods. The full issue is available to JBS subscribers and AABS members here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rbal20/56/3

CFP: Journal of Russian American Studies (JRAS) special issue. Editors invite proposals on American views of non-Russian areas of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union by October 15, 2025. Questions and proposals may be directed to [email protected].

CFP: the 30th Biennial AABS Conference May 2026, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign We invite submissions from scholars in all disciplines to contribute their cutting-edge research to an invigorating conference. Submission deadline is October 17: vist.ly/45z2b

Newly published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "A method for investigating the quality of life in cross-border cities using cross-border indicators: Polish cities on the EU border with Kaliningrad." Access available for JBS suscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2552201

Tere! I'm in Estonia 🇪🇪 at Uni of Tartu Skytte Institute for 2 months researching the intergenerational effects of Soviet repression. I'm interviewing Estonians whose family experienced deportation/other repression. Interested? Please DM me, email [email protected] & share widely. Aitäh!

Congratulations to Timo Aava for completing his AABS Emerging Scholars Grant by making significant progress on his book manuscript during a research stay at Harvard! Read more: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2025/09/01/research-and-writing-at-harvard-emerging-scholars-grant-report-from-timo-aava/

#TBT to our 2022 podcast interview with Dr. Volodymyr Dubovyk, an expert in U.S.-Ukraine relations. It's an important listen and a fascinating time capsule as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues three years on. Listen now: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/podcast/

CFP: 90 years of sanctions in the Mediterranean, Baltic, and Scandinavian regions. International online workshop, hosted by the University of Vilnius on December 4. For further information, contact [email protected]. Abstracts due by September 30.

#TBT to one of our first-ever Baltic Ways podcast episodes with Dr. Dace Dzenovska about the paradox of Europeanness. It's a timeless question that still rings true years later. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts or on our website: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/podcast/

The National Library of Latvia is running a celebration of 500 years of Latvian books! Check out the program and get involved with your own story at https://www.gramatai500.lv/en/piedalies

CFP: From Empire to Minority: Baltic Germans from Late Nineteenth Century to the 1930s Conference at the University of Latvia, January 23–24, 2026. Papers due by Sep. 15, 2025: https://macmillan.yale.edu/europe/baltic/stories/call-papers-empire-minority-baltic-germans-late-nineteenth-century-1930s

Call for Applications (Deadline 15 August): “Resilient Identities in the Baltic Sea Region. Balticness in Transition” CBSS Summer University 2025, hosted by the University of Greifswald from 15 to 21 September. Apply now: vist.ly/32tk3

More recordings are available from this year's Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe, with @balticstudies.bsky.social How to make Baltic Studies less peripheral? Scholarly communication and public engagement Watch now: bit.ly/3J7RhLt

Need a midweek musical interlude? Check out "The Silent Voice," a 2024 release by AABS Baumanis grantee Robert Fleitz, who commissioned seven compositions from Baltic artists. Listen now on all major platforms, and learn more here: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2024/12/08/the-silent-voice-release/

How has Estonian cyber diplomacy supported Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion? How does the Estonian approach contrast with the Russian? Stanislav Budnitsky researched these questions with the support of an AABS Emerging Scholars Grant. Learn more: vist.ly/3zwat

Published open access in the Journal of Baltic Studies, "Managing risks in public procurement of defense innovation: lessons from the development of an anti-armor mine in Estonia" is a timely investigation amidst increasing defense spending. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2024.2375594

We're looking for your ideas for webinars in this upcoming academic year! Whether it's on some new research, a topic in the news, or some questions you want to hear answered, we're all ears. Submit now to have your idea considered (reposting with correct link): vist.ly/3zee6

CFP: 90 years of sanctions in the Mediterranean, Baltic, and Scandinavian regions. International online workshop, hosted by the University of Vilnius on December 4. For further information, contact [email protected]. Abstracts due by September 30.

Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "The provenance of sculptural dolostones in sixteenth-century Livonian artworks," by Rasiņa, et. al. A fascinating multidisciplinary, cross-Baltic paper available for JBS subscribers: vist.ly/3yqv8

My thanks to @balticstudies.bsky.social for their support in the publication of my book with Oxford University Press, Latvian Soldiers of World War II: Fighting for the Homeland in Nazi and Soviet Service! bsky.app/profile/balt...

Congratulations to Oxford University Press and @harrymerritt.bsky.social for receiving the AABS Book Publication Subvention! The award will support Harry's monograph, "Latvian Soldiers of World War II." Learn more: aabs-balticstudies.org/2025/07/13/o...

As the EU has made a renewed push for independence from Russian energy sources, it's a good time to #TBT to our Baltic Ways episode with Agnia Grigas,on Europe's energy security. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or on our site: vist.ly/3y8kd

Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Riga and Vilnius: the socio-spatial dimensions of rivalry between the largest Baltic cities," by Donatas Burneika, Maris Bērziņš, Zaiga Krišjāne, & Simona Ščerbinskaitė: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2518998

The UK and France have entered into a groundbreaking nuclear agreement. What is its context, and what does collective security mean to the Baltic states? Get your answers from our March webinar, "The Fate of Europe." Watch on YouTube now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evOl3y4PBD8

#TBT to our Baltic Ways podcast episode marking the 20 year anniversary of the Baltic states joining NATO! Guest expert Lukas Milevski shared his thoughts with host Indra Ekmanis. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or stream online here: vist.ly/3n8zic3

My book Diffusing Human Trafficking Policy in Eurasia is part of this sale at Policy Press part of the Bristol University Press. Just use the code BU07 at checkout all this month!

#TBT our Baltic Ways podcast episode, "Trump 2.0 and the Baltic States: A Roundtable" from early April. Timely and informative then and now. Listen at vist.ly/3n8ev97 or wherever you get your podcasts.

Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Why did Lithuania’s economy grow during the great depression of the 1930s?" by Zenonas Norkus, Jurgita Markevičiūtė & Aelita Ambrulevičiūtė. Full article available for subscribers: vist.ly/3n89ytg

"Publish or perish" is sadly here to stay. But how can you ensure your publications remain meaningful? We asked Diana Mincyte, AABS VP for Publications, for her thoughts - read her advice on our LinkedIn page! vist.ly/3n84i64

Congratulations to Janet Laidla for successfully completing her AABS Emerging Scholars Grant! Janet used the grant to support her primary source research in the Netherlands, U.K., and U.S. Learn more: vist.ly/3n7x9c9

Late-breaking news! Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis will be presenting tomorrow, June 26 at the U. of Illinois Baltics-Ukraine workshop organized by AABS Director-at-Large Dovilė Budrytė and member Violeta Davoliūtė. More info: vist.ly/3n7rvsm

Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "The construction of the image of paganism in the chronicles of Adam of Bremen, Gallus Anonymus, Saxo Grammaticus, and Peter of Dusburg: differences and similarities," by Marius Ščavinskas. Available for subscribers: vist.ly/3n7pi7g

We're pleased to recognize Liina-Ly Roos for executing her AABS travel grant to the SASS 2025 conference. Read more about her experience: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2025/06/22/nordic-baltic-connections-in-action-sass-2025-reflections-from-liina-ly-roos/

CFP: BASEES Baltic Study Group @@balticbasees.bsky.social‬ workshop, October 2025, University of Glasgow. The organizers particularly welcome submissions from graduate students and early career scholars. Deadline August 1. Email abstract to [email protected]. Details in attached.

Recently published open access in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Nobility and bourgeoisie in Baltic German narrative prose (1860–1914)," by Jonathan Schilling. Article available to all readers, free of charge: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2500465

Did you know AABS is now on LinkedIn? We're sharing some exclusive content there about the professional word of Baltic Studies. Head over to read our most recent post on the role of grad students in the field! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7339666961515094016/

Friends in Vilnius, I will be giving a talk about my book at the Lithuanian National Library on June 16, at 17:30. Please join! www.lnb.lt/renginiai/13...

We want your input! We're going to continue our webinar series in the 2025-2026 academic year, and we're looking for ideas from our members and audience about what programming to feature. Fill out the form now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FDylaqEguerL3gyjdJ6-MncpNNaLr8VTcHi5Inaiy0s/edit

Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "What solidarity? Pandemic governance discourse in Lithuania, 2020–2022," by Natalija Arlauskaitė, Rasa Bortkevičiūtė & Neringa Mataitytė. Full article available to subscribers: vist.ly/3n6ikxd

Congratulations to Elīza Dāldere for being awarded a 2025-2026 Academic Events and Projects Grant! Elīza will use the Grant to support the upcoming conference, “Multiple Baltics: Reimagining Social, Cultural and Spatial Dimensions of History." Learn more: vist.ly/3n6a6eh

Congratulations to Ramunė Bleizgienė for being awarded a 2025-2026 Academic Events and Projects Grant! She will use the Grant to support the upcoming international conference, “Local Feminisms in the Baltic Region.” Learn more about it: vist.ly/3n67vk3

Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Transitional justice and cultural interpretation in public architecture: a case study of the museum of the occupation of Latvia," by Chi-Hui Chen and Chih-Ming Shih. Full article available for subscribers: vist.ly/3n64yxj

Congratulations to Ingmar Kiviloo for being award a 2025-2026 Baumanis Grant for Creative Projects in Baltic Studies! Ingmar will use the Grant to support his project “Laulu võim” (The Power of Song). Learn more: vist.ly/3n52t4m