Seimas
Politics

Intersecting non-systemic actors: why Lithuania’s populists can’t be in the same boat?

19 political parties have registered to run in the Seimas elections. Still, some have decided to cooperate, while others have attracted or are seeking to attract politicians who performed well in the presidential elections. However, […]

Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Politics

Neither Blinkevičiūtė nor Karbauskis wants to become Prime Ministers: they explained why

They want to win the parliamentary elections but do not want to become Prime Ministers. Both Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, the Chairwoman of the Social Democrats, and Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the Peasants, do not answer […]

Norwegian Leopard II tanks in Lithuania
Defence

European defence industry strategy – any opportunities for small EU state?

On March 5, a new European defence industry strategy was officially presented, which could provide up to 100 billion euros in funding. The strategy presents a clear, long-term vision of how it is planned to […]

Defence

What a Russian offensive would look like if war broke out: expert warns – NATO countries are already preparing for such a scenario

Last week, NATO launched its most significant military exercise since the Cold War, with a US warship beginning its journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Alliance’s European territory. The German exercise plans, which were […]