Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote collaboration between UK academic institutions and universities or research centres in the Baltic states on issues of regional security and geopolitical risk.

The Government supports extensive relationships between UK academic institutions and partners in the Baltic states on regional security and geopolitical risk. Our Embassies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania maintain broad networks across universities, think‑tanks and specialist centres, to support UK analysis, deepen understanding of regional developments, and create opportunities for UK academics to collaborate with Baltic partners. This includes collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Geopolitics, the Baltic Defence College in Estonia and NATO Centres of Excellence in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. Posts also work with local research organisations on governance and resilience. The Government will continue to support and broaden these networks in line with shared UK-Baltic security interests.