Analysing international policy processes and Lithuania’s role in them
Events Aug 29, 2026

The GSSC team at the “Būtent!” Discussion Festival

Photo source: I. Juodytė and Ministry of National Defence
This Friday and Saturday, Director Linas Kojala and Chief Foreign Policy Advisor Vytautas Leškevičius participated in the “Būtent!” discussions festival.
They took part in discussions on a wide range of topics – from values in international politics, threats to Lithuania’s security, and universal conscription systems in the Nordic-Baltic states, to the future of the region as a whole, U.S. policy, the role of culture in national defence, and much more.
The large turnout of listeners (including four-legged ones) shows that talking and engaging in dialogue is both valuable and worthwhile.