Zintis Sils

Zintis Sils is a Researcher at the Centre for Geopolitical Studies Riga. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Riga Stradiņš University.   

His academic research focuses on fourth generation warfare, defence industry, military technology, Russian doctrine, and Eastern European security affairs.  

Publications: 

Silz, Z. (2025). Stuck in Institutional Inertia: Defense Industry Development Policies in Latvia and Finland. Center for Geopolitical Studies Riga. https://www.geopolitics.center/outputs/defense-industry-development-policies-in-latvia-and-finland 

Sils, Z. (2025). Breakthrough: Unmanned system innovation for defence applications on European Eastern Flank. European Studies Review (25). https://europeanstudiesreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/esr-25-march-2025.pdf#page=73  

Sils, Z. (2025). The use of virtual (VR) and augmented (XR) reality technologies in the study of military medicine. Sargs.lv. https://www.sargs.lv/lv/uznemejdarbiba-un-inovacijas/2025-06-10/sargslv-skaidro-virtualas-un-paplasinatas-realitates