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16
Apr
The day American soft power died

The day American soft power died

US support for Orbán’s Hungary was cynical, and many people sensed that acutely.
3 min read
18
Mar
The End of Europe’s Geopolitical Dream

The End of Europe’s Geopolitical Dream

Is anybody concerned by the lack of a "European" position?
6 min read
06
Mar
Europe again embraces unforced errors that help the wrong side.

Europe again embraces unforced errors that help the wrong side.

The pressure is not being put on the Hungarian government. It is being put on the Ukrainian government.
3 min read
15
Feb
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks defiantly at Chancellor Merz in front of US, German and EU flags at the Munich Security Conference, February 2026.

Rubio kindly suggests replacing Western values with American interests

Everybody is discussing Rubio's speech, and nobody is discussing any European's speech.
4 min read
30
Jan
Dear Mr. Rutte, I'm not dreaming, I'm having nightmares

Dear Mr. Rutte, I'm not dreaming, I'm having nightmares

NATO's de facto defeatism diminishes Europe’s ability to deter Putin.
3 min read
22
Jan
Thank you, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Thank you, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

I wish her only the best in her continued mission for Belarus, and I will be forever thankful for all she did for Lithuania.
3 min read
12
Dec
Happy 1st Birthday, Friends of Democracy!

Happy 1st Birthday, Friends of Democracy!

It’s been a year since my time at the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry ended and I started out on this
1 min read
05
Dec
Ukraine is right not to rush towards capitulation

Ukraine is right not to rush towards capitulation

Ukraine has more to gain by navigating itself away from the demands for capitulation, even if that means sailing towards stormier seas.
4 min read
27
Oct
Donbas is today’s Sudetenland

Donbas is today’s Sudetenland

A real European peace plan would be one that reduces Putin’s strength at home or in Ukraine, forcing him to change his calculations.
3 min read
07
Oct
Why is Lithuania betraying Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya?

Why is Lithuania betraying Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya?

I now feel I cannot stay silent about my country’s radical changes in direction.
7 min read