Howard Gold, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Why NATO matters, right now!

January 7, 2022 Howard Gold 0

Most Europeans are familiar with the NATO defensive alliance. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in 1948 to protect Western Europe from an attack by the Soviet Union. In reality, it was designed to […]

Experts assess whether ministers will change in 2022: only one can feel safe

January 3, 2022 Howard Gold 0

The government ship, tossed to and fro by various crises, is sailing into 2022 with the same crew it left port with. Not a single member has changed in the first year of Ingrida Šimonytė’s […]

Sinkevičius – about the conversation with Sinkevičius and trust in Skvernelis word: “I had a lot of different thoughts”

April 15, 2026 0

55 questions in 26 minutes – this is the pace at which MEP Virginijus Sinkevičius, who became the interim chairman of the Democratic Union Vardan Lietuvos a few days ago, is now forced to communicate […]

Bad news for Nemuno Aušra

March 27, 2026 0

After meeting for nearly four hours on Thursday evening, the Central Election Commission (CEC) ruled that the Nemuno Aušra party had grossly violated the law by renting cars from its own members and reimbursing them […]

Tarutis: Will the war in the Middle East affect the Lithuanian real estate market?

March 25, 2026 0

Over the past decade, the Lithuanian real estate buyer has evolved. We have become bolder and more global, with thousands of Lithuanians adding apartments on the coasts of Spain, in Cyprus or in Dubai skyscrapers […]

DefMin: if the coalition is unable to make decisions, the question arises as to what its purpose is

February 26, 2026 0

With the ruling coalition partner Nemuno Aušra not yet promising its support, Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas says there will be enough votes in the Seimas to decide on the establishment of the Kapčiamiestis […]

Lithuanian and Finnish Flags at 100 Years of Finnish Independence in Vilnius Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

Former US general assesses scandalous simulation: Lithuania must follow Finland’s path

February 26, 2026 0

According to lrytas article, former Commander of US Land Forces in Europe Ben Hodges responded to a war game scenario published by German daily Die Welt, in which Russia launches a successful attack in the […]

Who will “digest” it, and whose fate may hang in the balance: expert predictions following STT searches

February 13, 2026 0

In a pre-trial investigation into possible corruption at the State Plant Service, Seimas members Saulius Skvernelis and Kazys Starkevičius have been summoned for questioning as special witnesses, according to Roberta Salynė, who states this in lrytas […]