Articles by Zygimantas Pavilionis

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The future of Europe after Brexit: Lithuania and Germany?

December 14, 2018 Zygimantas Pavilionis 0

Next week, on 17 December 2018, the Presidential Palace will host an important international conference on the relations between Germany and Lithuania. The participants include the Lithuanian German Forum, functioning for thirteen years now and currently headed by Gabrielė Gylytė-Hein, representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vytautas Magnus University, and the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis. Jointly, they will strive to define the strategic guidelines for the Lithuanian-German relations at a conference broadcast live via the Delfi TV. The event will also be attended by influential European foreign policy makers and a large number of entrepreneurs, academics and cultural representatives. […]

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Ž. Pavilionis and D.J. Kramer: The folly of dialogue with Kremlin

June 15, 2018 Zygimantas Pavilionis 0

French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were among the leading figures attending the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, at which they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader traveled to Vienna this week to meet with Austria’s leadership. And media reports indicate that President Donald Trump is interested in hosting Putin in Washington in the near future. There almost seems to be a race in engaging with Putin, including in Lithuania. […]

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Žygimantas Pavilionis. Emanuelis Zingeris. Fourteen years in EU foreign policy: what are the achievements?

May 8, 2018 Zygimantas Pavilionis 0

We mark twenty five years since the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty introducing the common foreign and security policy of the European Union (EU), to which Lithuania actively contributed from the very outset, […]

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Žygimantas Pavilionis. Mr Skvernelis’ foreign policy choice: East or West?

January 8, 2018 Zygimantas Pavilionis 0

The first new-year statement by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis was about foreign policy. It was a rather bold statement. On the other hand, the Prime Minister could still be struggling with the consequences of the […]

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Opinion

An idea for Russia – can Lithuania present it?

October 30, 2017 Zygimantas Pavilionis 0

Recently we have been looking for an Idea for Lithuania. However often they are created in a vacuum where it appears that Lithuania does not live surrounded by various friendly or unfriendly neighbours which have various interests. Those ideas, however good, do not include geopolitics and international relations, upon which the development of our state greatly depends. […]