Andreas Umland Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

What Happens to Belarus after Lukashenka Falls?

September 12, 2020 Lithuania Tribune 0

The current Belarusian transformation could be leading to results similar to those of the 2018 Velvet Revolution in Armenia rather than of the 2013-2014 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine. Yet, the pathological relationship of Moscow’s […]

Andreas Umland: New social deal in Russia is “No serious political participation, but Bread and Circuses”

April 5, 2015 Kateryna Ivanova 0

Andreas Umland, German political scientist and senior research fellow at Kiev-based Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, speaks about Russian domestic politics, the “Ukraine crisis” and what the European Union can do about it. […]

A look back at The Rīga Conference 2020

November 24, 2020 0

The Rīga Conference 2020 took place on the 12th and 13th of November online and gathered such distinguished personalities as the Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der […]

Biden’s Middle East

November 19, 2020 0

Josef Robinette Biden Jr. has been elected the next U.S. President. He is definitely not a newcomer to the realm of foreign policy. Biden has not only served as Vice-President in the Obama administration (2009-17) […]

Europe’s eyes are on Lithuania: International AgriFood Forum 2020 is being organized

November 17, 2020 0

Agriculture is approaching the breaking point: the European Green Deal, the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, the ongoing process of digitalization and the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis will fundamentally change the […]

Bruveris. The Conservatives go down the “Farmer” path?

November 17, 2020 0

The Conservatives are like the “Farmers” and the new Seimas is akin to the old, just symmetrically flipped from left to right. This comparison comes to mind when looking at the recently minted Seimas election […]

U.S. Embassy congrats Lithuania on procurement of Blackhawk helicopters!

November 13, 2020 0

Today, Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis and Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller are signing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for Lithuania to procure four UH-60 “Mike” Blackhawk helicopters from the U.S. […]

Kubilius. Astravyets – why do the Latvians need to import electrical power from Russia?

November 11, 2020 0

It has been announced that on November 7, Lukashenko will officially open Astravyets Nuclear power Plant. Of course, such news is cause for grave concern because Belarus’ own energy experts report that the Belarussian electrical […]