Latvia’s Commission of Strategic Analysis under the Auspices of the President of the Republic of Latvia was established on April 2, 2004, on the initiative of the President of Latvia, Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. Its founding resolution was jointly signed by the President and the Prime Minister. The Commission’s main goal is to generate a long-term vision of Latvia’s development through interdisciplinary and future-oriented studies.   The Commission of Strategic Analysis is a think tank that is seeking to consolidate Latvia’s scholarly potential for the benefit of Latvia’s future development. It has undertaken to research Latvia’s opportunities as a member of the European Union and NATO, along with Latvia’s place in global development processes. The Commission is also stimulating high-quality dialogue with the country’s legislative and executive powers, as well as the general public, on matters that concern Latvia’s development and the consolidation of democracy.
The Commission of Strategic Analysis organizes international conferences, discussions and seminars. An annual conference, focusing on issues important for Latvia, Europe and the world, takes place in Riga every November.   On October 15, 2008 Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers appointed Roberts Ķīlis, Associate Professor of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, as the chairman of the commission.
The chairman of the commission: Roberts Ķīlis -  M.Phil., PhD (Cantab),  professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.   Members of the commission: Mārcis Auziņš - Dr.habil.phys., rector of the University of Latvia; Elīna Egle - MA, General director of the Latvian Confederation of Employers; Marija Golubeva - MA, PhD (Cantab), researcher for the PROVIDUS public policy research centre; Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica - MSc, deputy commission chair for administrative issues; Mārtiņš Kazāks - PhD (Lond), chief economist for Swedbank Latvija; Edvards Kušners - Dipl.iur., advisor to the president of the Bank of Latvia; Ilmārs Rimšēvics - MSc, president of the Bank of Latvia; Aivis Ronis - MA, chairman of the Latvian-American Financial Forum; Andris Strazds - MSc, lector at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.