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Defence

Lithuania’s riflemen want to keep semi-automatic weapons at home

As Lithuania’s parliament is debating amendments to gun control legislation, the country’s Riflemen Union argues that if its members and military volunteers were allowed to keep semi-automatic weapons, it would greatly boost Lithuania’s defence capacity. […]

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Defence

NATO forces on cross-Europe march arrive in Lithuania

Thousands of NATO troops and 400 pieces of materiel will be traveling through Lithuania as part of NATO’s Operation Dragoon Ride. The operation is an effort to demonstrate the Alliance’s ability to quickly redeploy its forces. […]

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Defence

The flawed US approach to European reassurance

Starting in 2017, Washington plans to begin heel-to-toe rotations of an armored brigade from the United States in Eastern Europe. In some respects, this represents a significant improvement over the assurance and deterrence steps taken by the United States and several of its NATO allies since 2014. […]

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Defence

Lithuania opens talks on buying medium-range missile defense systems from Norway

Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence has decided to open talks with the Norwegian government on acquisition of medium-range missile defence systems NASAMS. […]

Defence

Nord Stream 2 could be Russian cover to militarize Gotland – political scientist

The Nord Stream 2 project must be considered not just for its economic and energy significance, but for its military security aspect. Political scientist Margarita Šešelgytė believes that the pipeline would give the Russian military a reason to militarise the Swedish island of Gotland, which is significant when it comes to NATO forces and access to the Baltics. […]