Publications by the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center are regularly featured in the Council of the European Union’s Think Tank Review, which highlights relevant publications by European and international think tanks on foreign policy, security, geopolitics and other key issues.
This year alone, GSSC research, analyses and reviews have been featured at least 10 times. GSSC publications recommended by the Council of the EU include:
- “Conscription, Scaling-up and Regional Defence: Perspectives from the Baltic Sea States” – on conscription systems, the scaling-up of defence capabilities and regional defence in the Baltic Sea states (by Fredrik Weibull and Karl Ydén);
- GSSC almanac “Russia in Broad Daylight” – on political, economic and societal trends in contemporary Russia (edited by Vladimiras Laučius);
- “Ukraine and Moldova EU Accession: Internal Reforms, Geopolitical ‘Vetoes’, and the Territorial Integrity Issue” – on Ukraine and Moldova’s path towards EU membership, domestic reforms, geopolitical obstacles and the issue of territorial integrity (by Denis Cenusa);
- GSSC study “Countering Foreign Information Manipulation in the Baltic Sea Region: Patterns, Responses and Gaps” – on foreign information manipulation in the Baltic Sea region, national responses and remaining gaps;
- “China and Taiwan Competition in Central and Eastern Europe: Foreign Policy Shifts and Implementation Limits (2019–2025)” – on China–Taiwan competition in Central and Eastern Europe and shifts in the foreign policies of countries across the region (by Raigirdas Boruta);
- GSSC study “Security on NATO’s Edge: How Transatlantic Policy Shifts Affect Lithuania” – on shifts in transatlantic policy and their implications for Lithuania’s security;
- “Reintegration with or without EU Enlargement: Can Transnistria Be Co-opted in Moldova’s EU Accession Process?” – on the prospects for Transnistria’s reintegration in the context of Moldova’s EU accession (by Denis Cenusa);
- “The Black Sea Region and the Impact of the War: Geopolitics, Geoeconomics and Security ‘Transversal Costs’ and ‘Unintended Benefits’” – on the impact of the war on the geopolitics, geoeconomics and security of the Black Sea region (by Denis Cenusa).