Geopolitics and Security Studies Center is a leading Lithuanian think-tank on international affairs since 2006.
Vilnius, Lithuania
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Presented in New York, GSSC’s new study explores how illicit trade and criminal networks serve hostile state interests.
🇺🇸 Foreword by former US Secretary of State @mikepompeo. Authors: @EitvydasB, Žydrūnas Bartkus, Vytautas @Leskevicius, @BLivdanska & Henrik Praks.
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Moscow continues to test NATO’s red lines. But could the Alliance’s emphasis on restraint be encouraging further escalation?
In his latest Newsweek article, GSSC’s Vytautas @Leskevicius examines how excessive caution risks weakening NATO’s deterrence and limiting its ability to respond.
🔗 Read more: gssc.lt/en/event/vytautas-le…
🇱🇹🇸🇪🇺🇦 What can Lithuania and Sweden learn from Ukraine’s experience in building resilience?
At #DefendingBaltics2026, GSSC brought together experts to discuss crisis preparedness, critical infrastructure, and societal resilience against hybrid threats.
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In my @Newsweek op-ed: does our restrained deterrent messaging make Moscow take our red lines less seriously? Arguably, it does. Time to be clearer about both the lines and the cost of crossing them.
newsweek.com/has-russia-stop… @GSSC_LT
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#Quoted: “Moscow pushes the narrative that behind all these movements, including the one in Serbia, there is Western interference,” said Denis Cenusa, whose research expertise includes hybrid warfare and Russia’s influence in Europe and the Caucasus. @GSSC_LT
By @NickSquires1 for @Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
🇱🇹🇵🇱 The GSSC, together with @PISM_Poland and the @LithuaniaMFA, hosted the 11th Lithuanian–Polish Roundtable in Warsaw.
Policymakers and experts discussed Russian hybrid threats in the Baltic Sea, Lublin Triangle cooperation, and policies towards Belarus.
🔗 Read more: gssc.lt/en/event/the-11th-li…
🇱🇹 How could Beijing exert pressure on Lithuania during its 2027 EU Council Presidency?
With diplomatic relations strained and EU–China tensions growing, GSSC Associate Expert @ElzePinelyte examines three potential routes of Chinese pressure.
🔗 Read more: gssc.lt/en/publication/lithu…
🇺🇸 The Centre welcomed a delegation from the @LosAngelesWAC.
Discussions focused on Baltic security, Russia’s long-term threat, countering disinformation, and the Belarusian regime’s instrumentalization of migration.
How is the Arctic’s changing security landscape reshaping its strategic importance?🏔️
GSSC, in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada to Lithuania, hosted a discussion exploring emerging threats, geopolitical challenges, and the Arctic’s growing role in international security.
Dr. P. @WhitneyLackenb1 and @RanjPillai1 shared their perspectives on the evolving security dynamics in the region and the challenges ahead. The discussion was moderated by @Leskevicius.
🔗 Read more: gssc.lt/en/event/discussion-…
🌍 The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by GSSC Director @LinasKojala on Ukraine’s growing pursuit of self-reliance amid uncertainty over Western support.
Could Ukraine become a militarily strong but less Western-integrated state?
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The West shouldn’t take Ukraine for granted:
“Ukrainians still overwhelmingly want to belong to the West. But many have begun preparing for the possibility that they never will.”
China would stand to benefit.
My latest op-ed in @WSJ:
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GSSC welcomed a delegation of U.S. congressional staff 🇱🇹🇺🇸
The discussion focused on Lithuania’s security outlook, the regional geopolitical environment, transatlantic cooperation, and key international security challenges.
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GMF and @ecfr convened the closed session "Inside Russia's Playbook: How Regime Survival Drives Operations Abroad" at the third edition of the @MDSecurityForum in Chișinău.
Moderated by GMF's @LaurentiuPl, the discussion brought together Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova @DaniellaMisailN, GMF's @OzgurHisarcikli, U.S. Congressional Office for International Leadership Senior Advisor Suren Y. Avanesyan, and @GSSC_LT Director @LinasKojala.
The speakers examined how the Kremlin's threat perception, imperial logic, and elite decision-making shape its operations abroad, and what this means for Moldova and the wider Black Sea region.
The session was part of a high-level study visit to the Republic of Moldova on October 7-9, organized by GMF and ECFR within the Strength EU project, supported by the @SweMFA, with local support from the Platform for Security and Defense Initiatives (PISA).
The visit brought together 17 experts, analysts, and policymakers from Europe and the United States to take stock of Moldova's security challenges and its European path.
CEO @LinasKojala was quoted in @nytimes in an article by @StevenErlanger on Russia’s hybrid attacks against Europe and how NATO and European governments can strengthen deterrence and prepare for a timely response.
Read more: nytimes.com/2026/10/09/world…
Today at GSSC, we welcomed Lt. Gen. Remigijus Baltrėnas, Director General of the NATO International Military Staff.
Moderated by GSSC Chief Foreign Policy Advisor @Leskevicius, the discussion focused on key NATO developments and the security situation in the region.
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Quoted in @nytimes on deterring Russia’s hybrid attacks:
“Any attack should be clearly linked to a concrete measure of response.”
That requires funding and legal authority prepared in advance. Moscow should expect consequences without a fresh political debate after every incident.
Thanks @StevenErlanger for covering an important topic.