ISIS troops in Raka
Defence

Lithuania may double its contribution to fight against ISIS

Lithuania may double its contribution to international efforts against the Islamic State (ISIS), Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]

Mindaugas Bastys
Politics

Seimas panel wants to question Lithuania’s ex-security chiefs in Bastys’ probe

The Lithuanian parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee, appointed to analyze the national security threats posed by MP Mindaugas Bastys‘ links, wants to interview incumbent and former chiefs of the State Security Department. […]

Algirdas Julius Greimas in Paris (1971) (Family archive)
Culture

The multi-layered legacy of Algirdas Julius Greimas

Algirdas Julius Greimas (1917-1992), the Lithuanian-born linguist who founded the influential Paris school of semiotics in the 1960s, has left a legacy that goes beyond his academic pursuits. Dr. Arūnas Sverdiolas, professor at Vilnius University and Head of the A.J.Greimas Centre for Semiotics and Literary Theory, recollects how, at the time when the Iron Curtain was finally lifted, the Paris-based semiotician worked towards reintegrating Lithuania into the Western culture, not least by helping us build networks with European scholars. […]

NATO flag
Defence

NATO, Nordic, Baltic air force commanders meeting in Lithuania to discuss security

NATO’s Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) commander is meeting with commanders of the Air Forces of the Nordic and Baltic states and Poland in Lithuania on Wednesday to discuss the regional security situation, military cooperation and share the latest information about the national air forces. […]

Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus
CORPORATE

A threat forcing Vilnius and Warsaw to cooperate

Lithuania has received support from Poland in its fierce struggle against the construction of Astravyets nuclear power plant. There is hope that solidarity between Vilnius and Warsaw will help build an argument to convince the […]