Egidijus Vareikis

  • Foreign affairs

Edge of the world – the centre of the world

I have always considered myself a supporter of globalisation, and now it has more good than danger, but I have…

1 year ago
  • Foreign affairs

BRICS: a counter-cultural alliance with a “brick” for Putin

Whenever I am asked to describe the international entity known by the strange name of BRICS, I start with a…

1 year ago
  • Foreign affairs

South Africa: from Apartheid to Economic Apartheid – a look into the Rainbow Nation

I must confess that I have been part of the European-African political community for almost two decades, and South Africa…

1 year ago
  • Foreign affairs

Brazil or a divided world again

There is a tendency to talk badly about the Middle Ages, to say that the world was a cruel and…

1 year ago
  • Foreign affairs

Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian. The Lost War and other (non)dependences

If you ever see a map of the world printed somewhere in China, Japan or Korea, don't be surprised; it's…

1 year ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian geopolitical travels. Taiwanese (Chinese?) restaurant

Taiwan is undoubtedly a hot spot in world politics. It has never been completely "cold" and irrelevant, but today the…

1 year ago
  • Society

Ganges Valley. Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian

India's paradoxes begin with a glance at a map. The country's historical name is linked to the Indus River, which…

1 year ago
  • Foreign affairs

Bosphorus: geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian

The once mighty Ottoman Empire "gave away" a lot of territory and population when it withdrew from its dominions. But…

2 years ago
  • European Union

Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian. Srebrenica

When you hear the word Srebrenica, what comes to mind is the moonlight, the sunlit trees, or a dewy meadow…

2 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

In the Lachine Corridor. Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian

The village of Lachin (which the Armenians call Berdzor, by the way) is a kind of symbol of the strife…

2 years ago
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  • Opinion

Green Wave in Europe – A New Hope Or ….?

Deutsche Welle, German news broadcaster, called the "Grunen", the most successful Green Party of all times in the world. What's…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

Non-traditional president in 2019: From Caretaker Jesus to Football Referee, Part III

We do not yet know which candidates will formally compete for the right to be the country's top person, so…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

Non-traditional president in 2019: What non-traditional candidates have to say and do, Part II

If someone has already decided on becoming a non-traditional candidate for next year's elections, he or she must start preparing…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

Non-traditional president in 2019: about post-democracy and our (wrong) choices, Part I

It will be neither an election campaign nor prophesier who will win, although I can almost guarantee who. It is…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

Egidijus Vareikis, So, what about the foreign policy?

Anecdotal folk art says that a real man will never catch a fool in three areas: sex, sport and foreign…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Three funerals in European Civilization and One Resurrection (Part 2)

The debate about the misunderstandings of Europe today and the bright or not too bright future is shaping up two…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Three funerals in European Civilization and One Resurrection (Part 1)

There are two camps forming a debate about the misunderstandings concerning current European political understanding, today and for the bright…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Trump – the new Truman – or what to do about Russia?

We like to celebrate the anniversaries, especially millennia, centuries and decades. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Truman…

7 years ago
  • Opinion

The Third World War will start sooner

George Friedman - one of the smartest geopolitics scientist in the United States predicted the Third World War will start…

7 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Europe needs Greece despite its faults

Will Greece remain part of integrated Europe or will it not, choosing Grexit instead? Europeans, especially the political and non-political…

9 years ago