Tomas Jermalavicius, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Reinstating conscription in Lithuania: bringing society back into defence?

October 17, 2017 Tomas Jermalavicius 0

In 2015, with the security environment on NATO‘s eastern frontiers deteriorating as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Lithuania made a rather sudden and dramatic decision to resume the mandatory military draft and thus […]

Experts assessing the latest rankings in Lithuanian politics

November 29, 2023 0

After the latest assessments of political parties and politicians, which brought a record for the Social Democrats and a low point for the Conservatives in November, political analysts also had their say, Agnė Liubertaitė says […]

The clock is ticking for Lithuania to reconsider its security concept, says Landsbergis

November 24, 2023 0

Lithuania must reconsider its security concept as soon as possible in response to dramatic developments in the international arena, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis. He argues that the global structure created after the […]

Vladimir Putin and Russian navy soldiers

Anužis. G. Landsbergis’ epiphany and grasshopper musicians

November 23, 2023 0

We all probably remember Ezopa’s fable of the ant and the grasshopper. Instead of preparing food for the winter like an ant, the grasshopper made music all summer, Artūras Anužis says in TV3.lt The ant […]

Estonian and Latvian defence industry: key takeaways for small states

November 16, 2023 0

Read an overview of the defence industry of Estonia and Latvia, as well as the implemented national measures to promote innovation in the defence sector. Some of the measures would likely be effective in other […]

Lithuania’s astonishing behaviour: no algorithms seem to be forthcoming

November 7, 2023 0

Since the outbreak of the war in Israel, protests in Europe have become more violent and brutal, and deadly attacks in Belgium and France have claimed civilian lives. Security expert Colonel Ignas Stankovičius, a Colonel […]

A. Kubilius: Populism in the New Europe: the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?

November 1, 2023 0

In 2024, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the “New Europe” – on 1 May, it will be 20 years since eight Central European and Baltic States became members of the European Union. Romania […]