“The aim to turn a “moustached beaver” party, “to direct it more toward the left, toward classical social democracy” – this is not a generation shift, but a real revolution. This is because there has […]
The prices of goods and services in Lithuania continue to grow and this growth rate continues to accelerate according to the newest data from Statistics Lithuania. Based on preliminary data, the initial forecast for annual […]
“Weishnoria”, “Lubenia” and “Besbaria”. Such are the odd names of the made-up aggressor countries in the released Russian-Belarussian military exercise Zapad scenario. While the Kremlin and Minsk are ardently assuring that this is only a […]
A few months ago the chairman of the Security Committee of the Seimas, Vytautas Bakas, shared the results of a survey which indicated that just about half of the people living in Lithuania see Russia […]
Voters are turning from the “Farmers” and beginning to seek new “messiahs”. This is a niche for Viktor Uspaskich and Antanas Guoga to appear or perhaps some other rising populist movement, states political scientist Vincentas […]
After the Farmer Greens leader Ramūnas Karbauskis stated he doubts whether most of his group’s members would support Seimas Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis‘ initiative over granting former Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas chairman Vytautas Landsbergis the […]
Western Europe: divide and rule? The general perception in the West is that if Russia was a threat, it would be a threat only to the post-soviet countries. Nevertheless, contrary to what is proposed, the […]
This week Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said that unfortunately Molotov still lives and is looking for his Ribbentrop. The tensions caused by an aggressive neighbour, which tests European unity at every opportunity, raises […]
It is doubtful that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis would run for president and if he does, it would be worth for him to withdraw from the cabinet with a year and a half left to […]
Recently, even well-known Lithuanian politicians do not avoid fiercely criticising of the European Union. What exactly this is – the start of Brexit negotiations, neighbouring Poland’s current Euro-sceptical government, or someone else’s influence – it is difficult to say. […]
Russia: hybrid warfare in action For the last decade Russia has been working hard to strengthen itself as a global actor by applying a ‘holistic’ mix of hybrid tools to weaken the neighbouring countries as […]
With the first wave of disappointment in Farmer and Greens’ policies, their ratings are stabilising at a level similar to that of the previous ruling parties. As Mykolas Romeris University political scientist Rima Urbonaitė stressed, […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ ratings are plummeting because he is not fulfilling the Farmer Greens’ pledges to turn to the people, states Mykolas Romeris University docent, political scientist Virgis Valentinavičius. Meanwhile the Prime Minister’s advisor […]
Throughout the last decade the traditional warfare has been changing drastically – some of the strongest political and military forces have become used to addressing something what is perceived as hybrid threats or hybrid warfare. […]
Potential non-partisan, independent presidential candidates are gradually surfacing in the centre right which can be relatively identified as being the electorates of Liberal and Conservative political powers. The names of Gitanas Nausėda, Andrius Tapinas and […]
Making predictions about the 2019 presidential elections today is like trying to predict the end of the seventh season of Game of Thrones just as the first season begins. However perhaps the competing “families” are already visible, former political advisor to MP Andrius Kubilius and the Conservative party chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis wrote on this Facebook wall? […]
Compared to the same period last year, during the second quarter of this year, those employed in Lithuania earned approximately 200 million euro more. The chief advisor to the director of Sodra Julita Varanauskienė who […]
“We have to listen to the youth more often. We often think that the older, the wiser and more experienced, but the world changes quickly and the future has to be created by young people […]
Defence expenditure in Latvia is being increased at a similar rate as in Lithuania, however returning mandatory military service in the country would significantly weaken its professional army and National Guard, Latvian Minister of Defence […]
The State Defence Council decided to send Lithuanian Special Forces to combat terrorists of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The decision is justified and politically important. It is a signal by Vilnius to its allies […]
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