Pat Cox: Russian lies implanted in many good people’s mind as truth
BNS The European Union’s former envoy to Ukraine, Pat Cox of Ireland, says that the Russian propaganda managed to implant the lies about Ukraine in the heads of many people. …The post Pat Cox: Russian...
View ArticleOpinion: Schroeder and Putin: an unseemly alliance
Agnia Grigas*| the Lithuania Tribune It can get embarrassing for Berlin in the midst of discussing a sanctions regime against the current rogue of international politics, Vladimir Putin, when its …The...
View ArticleInterview: The Arctic Council, is it time for Lithuania to join it?
The Lithuanian Tribune conducted an interview with Lassi Heininen, an expert on the Arctic issues. Mr. Heininen is Professor of Arctic Politics from the University of Lapland and the leader …The post...
View ArticleEdward Lucas – Why ‘The New Cold War’?
Edward Lucas | The Lithuania Tribune The message could hardly have been clearer. Russia marked Victory in Moscow with a parade overseen by President Putin. He also visited Crimea and praised …The post...
View ArticleBaltic states respond to Russian minorities
Recent tensions surrounding ethnic Russian minorities in the Baltic statessuggest that governments and local organizations are worried about possible social unrest related to the crisis in Ukraine....
View ArticleEdward Lucas: Prince Charles was right–Vladimir Putin is like Adolf Hitler
Edward Lucas | the Lithuania Tribune In the bleak years of the 1930s, Winston Churchill was a brave and lonely voice, warning Britain and the world of the danger of …The post Edward Lucas: Prince...
View ArticleOpinion: Leadership and operational capacity – the Ukrainian lesson for the EU
Vlad Vernygora | the Lithuania Tribune After the Quiet Crimean War, the EU is likely to be a different entity. Moreover, its new leadership will be required to show how …The post Opinion: Leadership...
View ArticleOpinion: I will vote today. Will you?
Jonas Nekus | the Lithuania Tribune (Chicago) When you think about, it’s a surreal voting experience for me. I’m a guy of Lithuanian parents who were forced to emigrate and …The post Opinion: I will...
View ArticleOpinion: Would Lithuania survive without Russia?
From the very beginning, Lithuania has been, and continues to be one of the most active European denunciators of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. However, some politicians and business people …The...
View ArticleOpinion: Lithuania is for NATO or is NATO only for Lithuania?
In other words, the question in the title is about the fact as to whether we only require that our security team supervise the peace of our home or we …The post Opinion: Lithuania is for NATO or is...
View ArticleRussia may come to defence of its fellow nationals to Baltic states –...
BNS The new doctrine of Russian President Vladimir Putin to defend rights of Russian-speaking communities abroad may become a pretext for intervention in the Baltic states, Lithuania’s Defence Minister...
View ArticleHow big will Russia’s political footprint be in Europe?
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by Peter Kreko, Attila Juhasz, and Lorant Gyori *** of the Budapest-based Political Capital Policy Research and Consulting Institute, a think-thank...
View ArticleOpinion: Voting for the Liberals: a whiff of new wind or an exception that...
On morning of June 26, right after the elections, the leader of the Conservative-Christian Democrat Party, Andrius Kubilius, declared to the nation that his Homeland Union won the European Parliament...
View ArticleOpinion: D-Day today
In military talk, D-Day is the starting point for a sequence of actions. For example, D+1 is the next day after the classified date. These days in the public space …The post Opinion: D-Day today...
View ArticleOpinion: Will Lithuania become Catalonia’s Iceland?
In September the Scots will be holding a widely discussed referendum on their withdrawal from the United Kingdom. Much less attention is paid to Catalans’ intention to hold a referendum …The post...
View ArticleOpinion: No substitute for victory
Giedrimas Jeglinskas | The Lithuania Tribune To quote US Army General Douglas MacArthur, “there is no substitute for victory.” The phrase, now the inseparable part of the cadet life at …The post...
View ArticleCelebrating the life of former Ambassador Stasys Lozoraitis in Washington,...
Ludo Segers | the Lithuania Tribune In 1983, shortly before his father passed away, Stays Lozoraitis was appointed as an advisor to the embassy in Washington, DC. He moved to …The post Celebrating the...
View ArticlePM David Cameron : Standing up for democracy and the European interest
For many European citizens the most interesting issue right now is who will win the World Cup. Only a small minority will be following the debate about the Presidency of …The post PM David Cameron :...
View ArticleSpeech by Andrei Illarionov at NATO PA Session in Vilnius
The Lithuania Tribune would like to present you with a speech of Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute Centre for Global Liberty and Prosperity. The speech was delivered …The post...
View ArticleOpinion: Whereto will the Ukrainian President start?
The special feature of democratic revolutionary movements is that only an active part of the citizens rises up against an outdated power and the new government is elected by all …The post Opinion:...
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