# Gabrielius Landsbergis
> Homepage of Gabrielius Landsbergis, Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania | Pro-democratic policy initiatives and advocacy in international relations
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## Pages
- [Hello.](https://landsbergis.com/about.md) - I am Gabrielius Landsbergis and I refuse to de-escalate. Follow me on Twitter, Linkedin, Substack, Instagram and Bluesky. Email me: gabrielius@landsbergis.com To book Gabrielius Landsbergis please contact his agent at Champions Book Gabrielius Landsbergis Fighting for freedom Freedom runs in my fam…
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- [Podcast](https://landsbergis.com/podcast.md) - Welcome to Escalation with Gabrielius Landsbergis. Escalation is a series of conversations with experts that help us understand the new geopolitics, and how we can make democracy great again. Well known for his values-based approach to foreign policy, Gabrielius Landsbergis is a tireless campaigner…
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- [Work](https://landsbergis.com/work.md) - Follow me on Twitter, Linkedin, Substack, Instagram and Bluesky. To book Gabrielius Landsbergis please contact his agent at Champions Book Gabrielius Landsbergis Articles Europe’s Future Depends on Confrontation, Not Compromise with Garry Kasparov for POLITICO Europe’s Pearl Harbor Moment Might Com…

## Posts
- [Elbridge Colby's NATO 3.0 means Europe needs JEF 2.0](https://landsbergis.com/elbridge-colbys-nato-3-0-means-europe-needs-jef-2-0.md) - A coalition not only of the willing, but also the ready and able, is exactly what Europe now needs.
- [Europe could help Ukraine most by staying out of this](https://landsbergis.com/europe-could-help-ukraine-most-by-staying-out-of-this.md) - The Ukrainians are the only ones that have real leverage in the negotiations.
- [The Baltic States could treat Zelenskyy’s warnings with respect](https://landsbergis.com/the-baltic-states-could-treat-zelenskyys-warnings-with-respect.md) - If Zelenskyy is warning us that Russia might attack the Baltics, I think he probably has a pretty good reason.
- [The day American soft power died](https://landsbergis.com/the-day-american-soft-power-died.md) - US support for Orbán’s Hungary was cynical, and many people sensed that acutely.
- [The End of Europe’s Geopolitical Dream](https://landsbergis.com/the-end-of-europes-geopolitical-dream.md) - Is anybody concerned by the lack of a "European" position?
- [Europe again embraces unforced errors that help the wrong side.](https://landsbergis.com/europe-again-embraces-unforced-errors-that-help-the-wrong-side.md) - The pressure is not being put on the Hungarian government. It is being put on the Ukrainian government.
- [Four years of horrors which must never be normalised](https://landsbergis.com/four-years-of-horrors-which-must-never-be-normalised.md) - Be angry. Act.
- [Rubio kindly suggests replacing Western values with American interests](https://landsbergis.com/rubio-kindly-suggests-replacing-western-values-with-american-interests.md) - Everybody is discussing Rubio's speech, and nobody is discussing any European's speech.
- [Dear Mr. Rutte, I'm not dreaming, I'm having nightmares](https://landsbergis.com/dear-mr-rutte-im-not-dreaming-im-having-nightmares.md) - NATO's de facto defeatism diminishes Europe’s ability to deter Putin.
- [Thank you, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya](https://landsbergis.com/thank-you-sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya.md) - I wish her only the best in her continued mission for Belarus, and I will be forever thankful for all she did for Lithuania.
- [Trump won’t be taking the pressure off Europe any time soon](https://landsbergis.com/trump-wont-be-taking-the-pressure-off-europe-any-time-soon.md) - We know we are stuck, our friends and enemies know too.
- [Reminder: LIVE streaming in 5 minutes!](https://landsbergis.com/reminder-live-streaming-in-5-minutes.md) - Here is your secret link to my YouTube Q&A
- [SECRET VIDEO LINK - Ask Gabrielius Landsbergis Anything!](https://landsbergis.com/secret-video-link-ask-gabrielius-landsbergis-anything.md) - Ask Gabrielius Landsbergis Anything!
- [Europe needs a Freedom Doctrine](https://landsbergis.com/europe-needs-a-freedom-doctrine.md) - Leaders should lock themselves in a room and not come out until they have the Doctrine hashed out.
- [Happy 1st Birthday, Friends of Democracy!](https://landsbergis.com/happy-1st-birthday-friends-of-democracy.md) - It’s been a year since my time at the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry ended and I started out on this new journey with you and all the other Friends. We’re having a party I want to thank you all for your support this year, and as a special thanks for my paid members – we’re having a birthday party onli…
- [Ukraine is right not to rush towards capitulation](https://landsbergis.com/ukraine-is-right-not-to-rush-towards-capitulation.md) - Ukraine has more to gain by navigating itself away from the demands for capitulation, even if that means sailing towards stormier seas.
- [The 28 point plan marks the end of the end](https://landsbergis.com/the-28-point-plan-marks-the-end-of-the-end.md) - There is a glaringly obvious message for Europe in the 28 point plan: This is the end of the end.
- [My speech at the Magnitsky Human Rights Awards](https://landsbergis.com/my-speech-at-the-magnitsky-human-rights-awards.md) - My speech at the Magnitsky Human Rights Awards
- [Donbas is today’s Sudetenland](https://landsbergis.com/donbas-is-todays-sudetenland.md) - A real European peace plan would be one that reduces Putin’s strength at home or in Ukraine, forcing him to change his calculations.
- [Why is Lithuania betraying Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya?](https://landsbergis.com/why-is-lithuania-betraying-svetlana-tsikhanouskaya.md) - I now feel I cannot stay silent about my country’s radical changes in direction.
- [NATO's quick and decisive responses also need to deter](https://landsbergis.com/nato-quick-and-decisive-responses-also-need-to-be-effective-deterrents.md) - The geopolitical Groundhog Day is still stuck on repeat.
- [White lies won't work forever – but telling the truth could save Europe](https://landsbergis.com/white-lies-wont-work-forever-europe.md) - Politicians might fool their own people, but I am not so sure of their ability to fool Putin.
- [Europe’s summer charm offensive has failed](https://landsbergis.com/europes-summer-charm-offensive-has-failed.md) - Unfortunately — Europe didn’t even wake up, let alone step up.
- [The shameful plan to betray Ukraine "de facto, but not de jure"](https://landsbergis.com/the-shameful-plan-to-betray-ukraine-de-facto-but-not-de-jure.md) - We are the architects of this de facto defeat, so now we are trying to pretend it came out of nowhere.
- [Never a good time to allow the altering of borders by force](https://landsbergis.com/never-a-good-time-to-allow-the-altering-of-borders-by-force.md) - Is Europe going to follow President Zelensky’s example and continue to reject the Putin–Trump pact?
- [Kasparov and Landsbergis: Europe’s Future Depends on Confrontation, Not Compromise](https://landsbergis.com/kasparov-and-landsbergis-europes-future-depends-on-confrontation-not-compromise.md) - The EU is risking irrelevance unless fundamental changes are made to the Treaty itself.
- [The End of the Enlargement Dream?](https://landsbergis.com/the-end-of-the-enlargement-dream.md) - Getting real about European enlargement means more than a “very concerned” tweet once in a while.
- [Thank you for your inattention to this matter](https://landsbergis.com/thank-you-for-your-inattention-to-this-matter.md) - Instead of geopolitical strategy, we get entertainment, but the real world doesn’t stop. We’re just seeing less of it.
- [NATO agrees 10-year plan to prepare for invasion that could happen sooner](https://landsbergis.com/nato-agrees-10-year-plan-to-prepare-for-invasion-that-could-happen-sooner.md) - Was this the worst NATO Summit ever? “Well, at least it wasn’t a disaster,” a friend said when we discussed the matter.
- [The Art of Lukashenko's Deal in Belarus](https://landsbergis.com/the-art-of-lukashenkos-deal-in-belarus.md) - Let’s not forget that for Lukashenko, political prisoners are just hostages or bargaining chips.
- [We are shocked again that Putin is asking for the same thing again](https://landsbergis.com/we-are-shocked-again-that-putin-is-asking-for-the-same-thing-again.md) - The only viable strategy toward Russia is one of deterrence and defense—not appeasement based on obsolete agreements.
- [Time for Canada to help Europe step up. My speech at CANSEC2025.](https://landsbergis.com/time-for-canada-to-help-europe-step-up-my-speech-at-cansec2025.md) - As the US signals stepping down in Europe, there are many opportunities for Canada to do its part to step in and fill the gap, together with the growing European defence industry.
- [The security guarantees Europe needs are being made in Ukraine](https://landsbergis.com/the-security-guarantees-europe-needs-are-being-made-in-ukraine.md) - The obliteration of Russian strategic bombers left us stunned — and rightly so. Here are five key lessons.
- [ESCALATION E07 - Mariia Nazarova - Combat Medic in the Ukrainian Army](https://landsbergis.com/escalation-e07-mariia-nazarova-combat-medic-in-the-ukrainian-army.md) - Mariia Nazarova is a combat medic in the Ukrainian Army, witnessing events close-up since 2014.
- [The Future of the Council of the Baltic Sea States](https://landsbergis.com/the-future-of-the-council-of-the-baltic-sea-states.md) - I recently had the honour of being tasked with preparing a report on the future of the CBSS, co-authored with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
- [The Coalition of the Willing to do What?](https://landsbergis.com/the-coalition-of-the-willing-to-do-what.md) - Eleven weeks ago a“coalition of the willing” gathered together to discuss what they were willing to do. Since then they haven’t appeared willing to do anything at all.
- [JD Vance's rethink reveals two US vulnerabilities in Europe](https://landsbergis.com/jd-vances-rethink-reveals-two-us-vulnerabilities-in-europe.md) - The tone has altered. JD Vance now considers Europe and the US to be important partners. So what exactly changed, and why?
- [ESCALATION E06 - Ben Hodges - Former Commander of US Army Europe](https://landsbergis.com/escalation-e06-ben-hodges-former-commander-of-us-army-europe.md) - Today we examine our real capability for scaling up production, arming Ukraine and upholding international law with our troops and ammo.
- [Putin can see he is still on the path to victory](https://landsbergis.com/putin-can-see-he-is-still-on-the-path-to-victory.md) - Let’s consider how Putin likely perceives the current situation—and how he intends to shape the geopolitical landscape.
- [Trump's Dead Cat Deal](https://landsbergis.com/trumps-dead-cat-deal.md) - Nobody should be surprised if the US dumps a dead cat deal at Europe’s door. Trump might simply tell Europe to “take it or leave it”.
- [ESCALATION E05 - Jakub Janda - Czech expert on the Indo-Pacific region](https://landsbergis.com/escalation-e05-jakub-janda-czech-expert-on-the-indo-pacific-region.md) - Jakub Janda is a Czech political scientist and the Executive Director of the European Value Center for Security Policy.
- [So who’s guaranteeing Europe’s security now?](https://landsbergis.com/so-whos-guaranteeing-europes-security-now.md) - As time goes by it looks like Ukrainians are the ones ensuring Europe’s survival, even if we aren’t ensuring theirs.
- [The So-Called Coalition of the Willing](https://landsbergis.com/the-so-called-coalition-of-the-willing.md) - Imagine you are a Ukrainian defender on the front line and you hear about the outcome of the latest meeting of the “coalition of the willing”.
- [Only Friends E09 – Security Guarantees](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e09-security-guarantees.md) - This week I'm talking about security guarantees more than about the tariffs which we already heard so much about.
- [Six ways to light the much-discussed European beacon of freedom](https://landsbergis.com/six-ways-to-light-the-much-discussed-european-beacon-of-freedom.md) - There has never been a better time for Europe to shine. Here's how Europe can step into the role history has given us.
- [ESCALATION E04 - Jonas Ohman - Co-founder of Blue/Yellow](https://landsbergis.com/escalation-e04-jonas-ohman-co-founder-of-blue-yellow.md) - Jonas Ohman is Co-founder of Blue/Yellow, Europe's biggest non-governmental supplier of military aid to Ukraine.
- [Only Friends E08 – The Black Sea](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e08.md) - Now Ukraine is under pressure to give up the Black Sea.
- [The Truman Doctrine is dead and the Trump Doctrine is here](https://landsbergis.com/the-truman-doctrine-is-dead-and-the-trump-doctrine-is-here.md) - The Truman Doctrine, stating that US national security depends on helping free peoples to resist autocrats, was US policy from 1947 until 2025. What now?
- [Only Friends E07 – Europe not yet stepping up](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e07-europe-not-yet-stepping-up.md) - This week I have been discussing what hasn't happened. And that is a lot.
- [It’s time for the Baltics to be brave like Poland](https://landsbergis.com/its-time-for-the-baltics-to-be-brave-like-poland.md) - Now is the time for leaders to pull their boots on, rise to the challenge, inspire immediate action, and prepare their populations to do whatever it takes to protect lives and land.
- [The Trump-Putin Pact Already Exists, and We Should Act Accordingly](https://landsbergis.com/the-trump-putin-pact-already-exists-and-we-should-act-accordingly.md) - The fact that military assistance to Ukraine might have been cut before Zelensky’s meeting with Trump should serve as an example of the current mindset in Washington.
- [Only Friends E06 – Hungary's got to go](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e06-hungarys-got-to-go.md) - My latest video message available exclusively to members of Friends of Democracy.
- [The Trump-Putin Pact will be disastrous, say Baltics, again](https://landsbergis.com/the-trump-putin-pact-will-be-disastrous-say-baltics-again.md) - Two weeks have passed since the Munich Security Conference, an opportunity which the United States took to declare that Europe must take responsibility for its own defence.
- [Only Friends E05 – Greetings from Kyiv](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e05-greetings-from-kyiv.md) - My weekly messages are available exclusively to paying members of Friends of Democracy.
- [We have talked ourselves almost to death](https://landsbergis.com/we-have-talked-ourselves-almost-to-death.md) - In 2015, I was in the Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade.
- [Only Friends E04](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e04.md) - Here is this week's exclusive video message, just for friends.
- [China could win the war against Ukraine without firing a shot](https://landsbergis.com/china-could-win-the-war-against-ukraine-without-firing-a-shot.md) - The US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good.
- [ESCALATION E03 - Dmytro Kuleba - Former Foreign Minister of Ukraine](https://landsbergis.com/escalation-e03-dmytro-kuleba-former-foreign-minister-of-ukraine.md) - In this very special episode of the Escalation podcast I talked to my good friend Dmytro Kuleba, Former Foreign Minister of Ukraine.
- [Unlock Dmytro Kuleba on the Escalation podcast](https://landsbergis.com/unlock-dmytro-kuleba-on-the-escalation-podcast.md) - If you would like to unlock the Dmytro Kuleba episode you can start your free trial to get access right now.
- [Only Friends E03](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e03.md) - This exclusive weekly video message from Gabrielius is available to all paid members.
- [What are we going to do with Lake Nato?](https://landsbergis.com/what-are-we-going-to-do-with-lake-nato.md) - To address this question, a report was commissioned, and its authors will be former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and myself.
- [ESCALATION E02 - Thórdís Gylfadóttir - Former Foreign Minister of Iceland](https://landsbergis.com/escalation-e02-thordis-gylfadottir-former-foreign-minister-of-iceland.md) - Thórdís Gylfadóttir was Iceland's Minister of Foreign Affairs until recently. And recently a lot has been going on in her neighbourhood.
- [The Art of the Greenland Deal](https://landsbergis.com/the-art-of-the-greenland-deal.md) - To say Europe is in a tricky situation over Greenland would be an understatement, but this is a crisis we shouldn’t be wasting.
- [Only Friends E02](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e02.md)
- [Only Friends E01](https://landsbergis.com/only-friends-e01.md)
- [The EU is in danger of becoming an existential threat to itself](https://landsbergis.com/the-eu-is-in-danger-of-becoming-an-existential-threat-to-itself.md) - It is no joke to say that Putin could get to Warsaw before western Europe would feel the existential threat necessary to trigger a bold enough reaction.
- [The Escalation Podcast Pilot Episode is here](https://landsbergis.com/the-escalation-podcast-pilot-episode-is-here.md) - The pilot episode is totally free, so please like, share with friends and subscribe.
- [Tomorrow the world will change, again](https://landsbergis.com/tomorrow-the-world-will-change-again.md) - Frontline democracies are connected in more ways than many of us realise.
- [In-depth interview in Le Grand Continent](https://landsbergis.com/in-depth-interview-in-le-grand-continent.md) - I gave an important interview to Le Grand Continent and I think you will enjoy it.
- [Freedom Lessons from Lithuania with Love](https://landsbergis.com/freedom-lessons-from-lithuania-with-love.md) - The first lesson is this—belief in victory is far more important than we think.
- [What Can You Do With A Nuclear Bully?](https://landsbergis.com/what-can-you-do-with-a-nuclear-bully.md) - So the main question is this: What can you do with a nuclear bully? I see two reasonable responses.
- [New Year’s Resolution: Fight Back in Putin’s Shadow War](https://landsbergis.com/shadow-war.md) - Russia is waging a shadow war against the West, weakening NATO by reducing our will to defend ourselves.
- [Peace Through Strength And That's It](https://landsbergis.com/peace-through-strength-and-thats-it.md) - Friends, we have been in this situation before. And not only in 1938.
- [Welcome, my first 1000 subscribers](https://landsbergis.com/welcome-my-first-1000-subscribers.md) - There are already more than a thousand of us. Thank you for joining the fight.
- [Last day as Foreign Minister](https://landsbergis.com/last-day-as-foreign-minister.md) - Dear friends, the clock has been ticking since the elections, today is the final hour.

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