As the Seimas elections approach, more parties, especially opposition parties, promise to change their foreign policy. The most significant change, in their view, is in relations with China. The opposition believes that seeing China as […]
The US policy of “strategic caution” towards Russia, as devised by the Biden administration, may be criticised for its implementation but the principle behind it is hard to contest.[i] However, the policy has had a […]
The world has been watching for some time now how one of its major powers – the Chinese and Russian dictatorships – is transforming into even more aggressive authoritarian regimes and expanding their influence worldwide. […]
The visit of former President Dalia Grybauskaitė to Taiwan has attracted the most attention, not among the Taiwanese themselves or the usual threatening Chinese, but among Lithuanians, Agne Černiauskaitė and Indrė Naureckaitė writes in lrytas.lt. […]
I have always considered myself a supporter of globalisation, and now it has more good than danger, but I have experienced globalisation for myself in a very interesting way. About two decades ago, when we […]
Whenever I am asked to describe the international entity known by the strange name of BRICS, I start with a different answer. I do not understand what formally (or, perhaps more importantly, informally) unites Brazil, […]
Russia should also be alarmed by Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye’s statement that the states that were part of the USSR do not have an “effective legal status in international law”, believes former Minister […]
War is in the air in Asia. Once again, Xi Jinping has put Europe’s China policy to the test. Just hours after President Macron left Beijing after his visit, China started a large-scale military exercise […]
The shadow of Emmanuel Macron loomed over Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s visit to the US this week. Polish and Lithuanian politicians have begun to shrug off the French leader’s controversial stance and defend transatlantic […]
Taiwan is undoubtedly a hot spot in world politics. It has never been completely “cold” and irrelevant, but today the situation is special – Taiwan is important in the context of Sino-US relations, Russia’s aggression […]
India’s paradoxes begin with a glance at a map. The country’s historical name is linked to the Indus River, which is, after all, the most important river not in India, but… Pakistan, is formally the […]
The Lithuania Tribune recently interviewed Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French, Chairman of The Alphen Group, during the Annual Conference on Russia organized by the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia. Dr Lindley-French shared his insights on […]
Although Russia has failed to defeat Ukraine quickly, this totalitarian and Soviet-like state is capable of continuing the war in Ukraine for at least 2 more years while at the same time determined to build […]
North Korea’s weapons testing activity this year has reached the highest level in recent years. Since the end of March, various types of missiles have been tested, including renewed tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles. On […]
There are reasons to be optimistic about Lithuania’s trade data for the first half of 2022. According to a press release, the government’s goal of diversifying export markets has not only proved successful but is […]
“Europe has repeated the same mistakes it made 80 years ago when it brought up Hitler on its head. Now it has brought up another dictator”, Vladimir Belotkach said. Because of the war with Ukraine […]
The last decade has shown that we cannot continue moving from one crisis to another. Europe must prevent crises rather than react to them. We know that Putin, China and the world are not waiting […]
Lithuania got angry with China by allowing the Taiwan office to open but is looking for new markets in Asia. Recently, Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsbergis travelled to Singapore and Australia. This year, he plans to […]
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says that the government is not changing its position towards China and is confident that intensified economic relations with other South-East Asian countries will help compensate for the losses Lithuania has […]
Lithuania is becoming like West Berlin during the Cold War, says Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Chairperson of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence. He said that strengthening the military forces is of paramount importance for […]
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