THE EASTERN EUROPE STUDIES CENTRE BECOMES THE GEOPOLITICS AND SECURITY STUDIES CENTER (GSSC)
THE EASTERN EUROPE STUDIES CENTRE BECOMES THE GEOPOLITICS AND SECURITY STUDIES CENTER (GSSC)
Analysing international policy processes and Lithuania’s role in them
Research Feb 11, 2025
Rare earths. Seeking west’s strategic responses to China’s dominance
Raigirdas Boruta

This study examines the importance and use of rare earth elements, particularly China's role in creating a global REE empire. The research also reviews the West and their strategies regarding these elements, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and EU countries, while analyzing how China strengthens its dominance in this field.

Publications

Research Dec 16, 2024
Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review, Vol. 43, 2025.

The Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review is an analytical journal focusing on global issues and analyzing their impact on Lithuania. It is published annually in cooperation with the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2018, the partners have included Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the US Embassy in Lithuania. The journal was established in 1998. Gradually, it moved towards covering the security and foreign policy issues of the countries in Central Eastern Europe and the geopolitical and security problems of the whole region. Since 2018 the concept of the journal has changed from a peer-reviewed journal to an analytical publication. ISSN: 1392-5504

Geopolitikos ir saugumo studijų centras
Bulletin Dec 04, 2024
Political Crisis Deepens in Georgia Amid Growing Protests

After the prime minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced a decision not to pursue the opening of EU accession negotiations and to reject EU financial support at least until 2028, Georgia is experiencing significant political unrest.

Giorgi Beroshvili Renata Skardžiūtė-Kereselidze
Review Oct 23, 2024
China review 2024-3. China and Russia relations.

Diplomatic interactions between China and Russia remain frequent and take place at the highest levels. Between July and September, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had as many as eight high-level meetings with their Chinese counterparts in various formats. The frequency of these meetings signals a strong focus from both sides on strengthening relations and expanding cooperation, exemplified by the first China–Russia consultation on the peaceful Uses of Outer Space Affairs, held on 8 August.

Raigirdas Boruta
Bulletin Sep 27, 2024
China’s EV Case: A Testing Ground for the EU’s Genuine Foreign Economic Policy

Mario Draghi, the former President of the European Central Bank, recently unveiled a long-awaited plan aimed at invigorating Europe’s economic growth. Central to his proposal is a call for the European Union (EU) to adopt a genuine foreign economic policy. For this ambition to be realized, unity among the EU’s 27 member states on their approach to China policy is essential.

Elzė Pinelytė
Review Aug 07, 2024
Countering Russian hybrid interference with EU sanctions

Ukrainian diplomacy in favour of sanctions against Russian military aggression, which began in February 2022, drew attention to threats linked to Russian hybrid operations in Europe. In this context, the EU experienced a geopolitical awakening, reflecting its internal vulnerabilities to the malign influence exerted unhindered by Russia on EU member states for decades.

Denis Cenusa
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Media library

Podcast Jan 02, 2025
GSSC 10th Annual “Chief of Diplomacy” Stasys Lozoraitis Lithuanian Foreign Policy Conference

On December 10th, the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center (GSSC), in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation, the Atlantic Council, the German Embassy in Vilnius, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and other partners, organized the tenth annual conference in memory of Lithuania’s Chief Diplomat, Stasys Lozoraitis. During the event, the center announced its transformation – the Eastern Europe Studies Centre has now become the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center (GSSC). The conference addressed critical issues, including transatlantic cooperation and security, the situation in Ukraine, Russian policies, modern and hybrid warfare techniques, and Lithuania’s defense.

Focus Areas of the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center

The aim of the focus areas is to analyse the most important processes in international politics, security and economics, to understand their impact on Lithuania, to make recommendations to decision-makers and to inform the general public. The content of the programmes includes the preparation of analytical studies and publications, the organisation of conferences, and the production of visual material. Analytical work is carried out by leading Lithuanian and foreign experts.