Geopolitics and Security Studies Center

Building Europe through diplomacy and leadership.
Christian Danielsson, State Secretary to the Minister for EU Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November.

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@hennavirkkunen.bsky.social, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November.

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Discussion:

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GSSC hosted a discussion with Amb. Boris Ruge, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, moderated by GSSC Director Linas Kojala.

The conversation focused on NATO’s political agenda, strengthening deterrence, and Russia’s ongoing challenges on the eastern flank.

Forged through command, defined by strategy.🪖

Major General (Ret.) Peter Andrysiak Senior Counselor specializing in European Defence, Palantir Technologies, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November.

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Shaping strategic foresight through decades of service.🛡️

Robert Hamilton, President of @delphiglobal.bsky.social, retired U.S. Army Colonel with a PhD in International Relations, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November.

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Du Hyeogn Cha, Vice President at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November.

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Exploring security and foreign policy through academic insight. 📖

Margarita Šešelgytė, Director of the TSPMI, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November.

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@hoanssolo.bsky.social, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the @cnas.bsky.social joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21 to discuss modern warfare, defense innovation, and the future of strategic security.

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Inside Europe’s power corridors.🔦

Rikard Jozwiak, Europe Editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21 to share his insights on the Europe’s security, politics, and shifting power dynamics.

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Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Member of the Lithuanian Parliament, joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21. to share his perspective on Lithuania’s defence priorities, regional security, and the importance of collective resilience.

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Ilan Berman, joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21 to share insights on emerging global challenges, shifting power dynamics, and the strategic decisions shaping our world.

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Victoria Coates, Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.

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Leadership in action - dialogue that shapes tomorrow. 🗣️📢

Robert Vass, Founder and CEO of @globsec.bsky.social, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.

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@tacanildem.bsky.social, brings his diplomatic experience to the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21, sharing insights into global security and the enduring influence of diplomacy in a changing world.

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Strategy, balance, and the art of diplomacy in a changing world.🌏

Tomoyuki Yoshida, Chief Executive Director at The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.

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Ruth Harris, @randeurope.org, brings her extensive military and analytical background to the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November, sharing insights on Europe’s evolving defense landscape.

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Rebuilding amid disruption - the economics of resilience. 📈

Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of the Kyiv School of Economics, joins the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference.

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Where diplomacy meets the headlines.📰

@stevenerlanger.bsky.social, @nytimes.com, at the conference, will offer a front-row perspective on transatlantic relations, emerging geopolitical challenges, and the stories shaping Europe today.
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@sylviekauffmann.bsky.social, Editor at @lemonde.fr will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.

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Photo credits: Robert Bosch Academy / David Ausserhöfer

From military service to the state senate - a voice shaped by leadership and duty.🪖
@sendougmastriano.bsky.social, Pennsylvania State Senator brings his perspective to the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.
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A sharp geopolitical mind, decoding Europe’s security shifts. 🧠
Jarosław Ćwiek-Karpowicz is the Director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.

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Information is a weapon - resilience is defense.🗣
Meet Dominik Presl (AMO Prague), expert on disinformation and host of the Decoding Geopolitics Podcast, who will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.
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From Europe’s strategic choices to transatlantic security 🎯

@jpuglierin.bsky.social, Head of Berlin Office and Senior Policy Fellow, @ecfr.eu will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.

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From strategic security insight to foreign policy leadership.🌎

Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.

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Few understand the logic of Russian military strategy like @michaelkofman.bsky.social.🎯Drawing on his recent on-the-ground experience in Ukraine, he will join the Annual Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference.
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From regional challenges to collective defence 🛡️
Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence, joins the Annual Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on November 21.
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Russia’s probes of NATO airspace demand a unified response The Nordic-Baltic skies should be defended, not merely patrolled. That requires a greater NATO commitment with more aircraft.

The GSSC Director @linaskojala.bsky.social discusses in @japantimes.co.jp how Russia’s airspace violations increase risks for NATO security and strengthen the alliance’s need for defense in the Baltic region.
Read more here: www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...

#ObserverResearchFoundation released "The State of the Transatlantic Alliance", analyzing turbulence in US-EU ties during Trump’s second term. The report includes an essay by GSSC CEO @linaskojala.bsky.social
Photo from Observer Research Foundation

Final Event of the Season:

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