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Linas Linkevicius

Linas Linkevičius

Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

From 2012 to 2020, Ambassador Linkevičius served as Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Previously, he served as the Lithuanian Permanent Representative to NATO from 2005 until 2011. Prior to this, he was elected as a Member of the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) from 1992 until 1996. In 1993, he was promoted to Minister of National Defence of Lithuania, a post which he held from 1993 to 1996. He was then appointed as the Ambassador and Head of Mission of Lithuania to NATO and the WEU. From 2000 to 2004, Ambassador Linkevičius again served as Minister of National Defence of Lithuania. From 2004 to 2005, he was the Ambassador for Special Missions at the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2012, he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Belarus.
Subjects:
Authoritarianism, Baltic states, China, Connectivity, Defence, Democracy, Deterrence, Digitalisation, Disinformation, Economy, Energy, Europe, European Union, History, NATO, Russia, Transatlantic relations, Transport, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, War, West
Updated: March 25, 2022

Agenda

China, Economy, European Union, Russia, Transatlantic relations, Ukraine, United States, West
Economic Pressure, Hard Foreign Policy Tool?
LMC 2022
Connectivity, Digitalisation, Economy, Energy, Transport
Non Ducor, Duco: I am Not Led, I Lead
LMC 2021
Authoritarianism, Democracy, Europe
Cras es Noster? The Future Is Ours – Who Owns the Future of Belarus?
LMC 2021
Baltic states, Defence, Deterrence, NATO
The Baltic Gap: How Credible is NATO‘s Deterrence Posture?
LMC 2016
Disinformation
The Power of Narratives: An Unwinnable War over the Truth?
LMC 2015

Articles

History, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, War
These Challenging Times Demand an Unbending Response

There can be no illusions about the rest of the world’s relationship with a Russia ruled by Vladimir Putin.

Linas Linkevičius
LMC 2022

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