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Opinion: Vilnius increases defence spending in face of disappointing responses from Western Europe

July 12, 2014 STRATFOR 0

The Lithuanian parliament on July 10 adopted budget amendments to increase spending on national defense by 37.6 million euros. The decision, which was predicted by Stratfor, passed with the support of the government and the opposition and was praised by the American Embassy in Lithuania. With this measure, Lithuania will take its military spending closer to 1 percent of gross domestic product – a mark still well below NATO’s official target of 2 percent. […]

Opinion: President’s new priority?

July 9, 2014 Kestutis Girnius 0

At the beginning of her second term of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, we must pose the inevitable question of her priorities and how she will try to change the course of Lithuanian politics. I think the President will pay much more attention to the defence policy – not only in Lithuania, but also in order to influence the foreign partners. […]

Opinion: Let’s not rush to equate referendum supporters with enemies of state

July 8, 2014 www.DELFI.lt 0

Since a week ago, welcoming political maturity in our state, I wrote that one of the evidence thereof would become an unsuccessful referendum on the restriction of right to dispose of property and other stupid questions, now I could feel like the Old Testament prophet who sent the knowledge to his people received from the above. Moreover, I do not need to shave the beard which I promised to donate publicly in the social network Facebook in case of referendum success. […]

Opinion: Lithuania’s interests in the Arctic – a new niche

July 8, 2014 www.DELFI.lt 0

Although most of our eyes are glued to what’s happening in Ukraine (and, let’s face it, the World Cup in Brazil) for reasons apparent to everyone, the world is not limited to what Lithuania sees. The latest and most important political trends determining power, identity, rules and regional development exist way beyond Lithuania’s geopolitical boundaries. […]

Shall we live in a Eurasian empire of woman haters?

July 2, 2014 www.DELFI.lt 0

Vladimir Putin, Russian politicians and some intellectuals keep talking about the “Russian world” and readiness of the country’s armed forces to defend the Russian population in any country. It is worth remembering that before the Bosnian war (1992-1995) and the mass killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats, Radovan Karadžić also spoke of Serbia’s interests not only in countries with the Serb minority, but also in those with only Serbian graves […]

Opinion: Challenges in Europe and how Lithuanians should feel

June 29, 2014 Prof. Dr. Mindaugas Jurkynas 0

These days, the international political scene has been shaken by two processes: the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine and the repercussions of the European elections, […]

Opinion: How soon will Europe forget Russia’s actions?

June 25, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Russia’s actions in Ukraine show a cynical, and yet, according to Vladimir Putin’s understanding, the only possible response to regional development tendencies that have been evolving for decades. […]

Opinion: Standing up to Gazprom. What Ukraine can learn from Lithuania

June 25, 2014 www.DELFI.lt 0

As Russia wields its gas weapon against Ukraine, it has cut its price to Lithuania. How did that happen? Agnia Grigas writes for Atlantic Council. […]

Opinion: Are political posts just ill-gotten gains?

June 25, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

When we want to talk about relations between our state institutions, we always bear in mind that there are two dimensions to these relations. Dimension one is the rules for these relations which are written in the Constitution. Dimension two is the political practice and experience that have come about in the last ten years of our restored state, writes Vytautas Dumbliauskas for LRT.lt. […]