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New nationalism and the Baltic States

December 13, 2016 Kristina Garalyte 0

Leading world’s news channels, newspapers and political commentators ring the alarm of the re-emergence of chauvinistic nationalist politics at the thresholds of Western democracies. After the rather unexpected results of the US presidential election and the Britain’s referendum, many hold their breath waiting for the voting results of other EU member states and anxiously wondering how far nationalist sentiments can spread though-out Europe like a black death. […]

Social Problems – a threat to state security

December 9, 2016 DELFI 0

The rise of radical figures in the United States and Europe shows that there has been a failure of solving various social problems and if adequate attention is not paid to them, serious threats could […]

Military during training in Kaliningrad oblast

(Un)convenient Kaliningrad and Kremlin’s relationship

December 7, 2016 Linas Kojala 0

Kaliningrad is the smallest part of the Russian Federation, spanning over 4-times smaller Lithuanian territory, with over a little less than a million residents. Despite the specifics of the region, Kaliningrad does not have an exclusive status, according to the Russian Constitution. […]

ForMin thinks that elections gave fresh view of ties with Poland

December 7, 2016 BNS EN 0

After the parliamentary elections Lithuania and Poland may take a fresh look on the bilateral ties, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said at a Brussels meeting with his Polish counterpart, Witold Waszczykowski. […]

Govt’s programme calls for open dialogue with Poland in tackling problems

December 6, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s new government pledges in its program to strengthen relations with neighboring Poland and cooperation with the United States and declares support for the Eastern Partnership countries of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. […]

Lithuanian diplomats send defense message to US new administration

December 5, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian diplomats met with members of the United States‘ future administration in Washington D.C., emphasizing Lithuania’s efforts to step up defense capacities in the past few years. […]

Lithuanians alarmed over French presidential elections

November 28, 2016 BNS EN 0

Analysts in Lithuania are alarmed that Francois Fillon, the favorite in the French presidential elections, may constitute a threat to the Baltic states due to his friendly attitude towards Russia. […]

Lithuania demonstrates better defence abilities on Armed Forces Day

November 23, 2016 BNS EN 0

As Lithuania marks the Day of Armed Forces on Wednesday, the country’s leaders and top military officers noted the enhanced national and NATO defense capacities amid the continuing dismay over Russia. […]

New missiles in Kaliningrad aimed at hindering NATO ships’ access

November 22, 2016 BNS EN 0

The deployment by Russia of new missiles in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad is aimed at restricting access for NATO allies’ ships to the Baltic countries, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]

Hybrid threats facing Lithuania – real or imagined?

November 22, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

If you type the word “hybrid” into the Google search machine, you will get a rather likely result – the term “hybrid car”. Only later Google will include such terms, as “hybrid warfare” and “hybrid threats”. In general, hybrid means a thing made by combining two or many different elements, mixed. So much about the terms. […]

NATO jets scrambled twice last week over Russian warplanes

November 21, 2016 BNS EN 0

NATO air-policing jets were last week scrambled from Lithuania twice to identify and intercept Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea. […]

No general conscription for Lithuania before 2020

November 21, 2016 BNS EN 0

Should Lithuanian politicians decide to introduce general conscription, preparations would take at least four years and require more funding, experts say. […]

US surveillance plane in the Zuokniai airport in Lithuania

Kojala – we have to remain calm and see NATO as one unit

November 21, 2016 LT Daily 0

On Friday the BBC published a text on the fate of the Baltic States with Donald Trump taking power in the United States. The publication points out that Lithuania is afraid of potential Russian aggression […]

New government’s vision – wishing to appear progressive, but…

November 18, 2016 DELFI EN 0

The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) coalition’s “Harmonious Lithuanian Cabinet” programme project only dedicated its very last comments to foreign and defence policy – 10 pages of 117. While the new government does not propose any earthshattering changes, some new accents raise eyebrows. […]

Seimas confirms commitments to NATO, strategic partnership with US

November 17, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s parliament restated its plans to meet the commitment to NATO in terms of raising defence funding and reasserted the importance of strategic partnership with the United States. […]

PM candidate emphasizes family policies, universal military conscription

November 17, 2016 BNS EN 0

Saulius Skvernelis, the candidate to become Lithuania’s next prime minister, on Thursday named creating a family-friendly environment, speeding up adoption procedures, combating violence, achieving high living standards in regions and introducing universal military conscription as his priorities. […]