BaltoScandia: to have (or not) a laugh at the expense of your neighbours, by...
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune Though Lithuanians aren’t famous for their wittiness and outgoing behaviour, the volume of Lithuanian “jokelore” is nonetheless impressive and could probably...
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There is justification to the claim that ever since it gained its independence in 1991, Lithuania’s foreign policy agenda has been crafted in Washington. It provided troops in support of America’s...
View ArticleThe Belarus connection, by Rydström
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune I was once told that the most efficient way of conducting foreign aid with Belarus, and thus enhancing the prospects of democratization, would be to combine...
View ArticleA recipe for tourism and integration; Ryanair, by Rydström
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune Over a year ago, I had my Swedish girlfriend come visit me in Vilnius. She left from Växjö airport, a small airport located in the centre of southern Sweden,...
View ArticleYouth at crossroads; the present situation and future prospects of young...
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune In the era of Soviet disintegration and national revival, people worldwide became enchanted with the challenge posed to the totalitarian regime by Solidarnost...
View ArticleGreedy Scandinavian banks and irresponsible Baltic consumers; how the...
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune In modern society media plays a pivotal role as the constructor and conveyer of political discourse in the public sphere. How major political issues are being...
View ArticleEnergy and martyrdom; the consequences of playing the blame-game, by Fredrik...
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune In December 2010, after the withdrawal of the South Korean tender, it became clear that Lithuania’s efforts to rebuild the Ignalina nuclear power plant suffered...
View ArticleLithuania´s Strategic partnerships: What is the strategic aspect? By Rydström
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune Against the backdrop of the increasingly politically contaminated issue over Polish name-spelling, the relationship between Poland and Lithuania has, despite...
View ArticleGravitating northwards? Lithuania’s role in post-crisis Europe, by Rydström
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune The term “post-soviet states” or, in a broader perspective, ”post-communist states”, has for long been applied to characterize the Eastern European states that...
View ArticleThe art of keeping one’s head cool: Reflections on the Golovatov incident, by...
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune This is indeed a good time to remember the words General Desaix uttered to Napoleon in the aftermath of the French defeat at Marengo in 1799: “The battle is...
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