Our team

Director of Geopolitics and Security Studies Center since 2016. He also teaches International Relations at Vilnius University, within the Institute of International Relations and Political Science. Kojala regularly provides commentary in both Lithuanian and international media. His insights have been published in outlets such as CNN, Chicago Tribune, Politico, BBC, Die Welt, and Berlingske.

Russian propaganda researcher. Moderator of the GSSC "Akiračiai" club. Producer, columnist and presenter of the project "Understanding Russia" (main platform - IQ magazine). Host of TV3 political current affairs programme.

Responsible for financial processes, budget planning, accounting, reporting, taxes, financial stability, and strategic financial decisions.

Chief Research Programme Officer, coordinates the GSSC’s research programmes, assigns tasks to GSSC analysts and experts, and ensures the quality of analytical reviews and studies.

Senior Project Manager with experience in project proposal writing, project management and working in the NGO sector. Until joining the team at the EESC in 2021, she was an expert in the Open Lithuania Foundation's European Programme.

Ensures the efficiency of the organisation's processes, contributes to the organisation of high-level political events and conferences, and the implementation of national and international projects.

Adam Roževič is a political analyst specializing in NATO, defense, and deterrence policy. He is responsible for GSSC’s research and analysis directions, ensures the distribution of publications, coordinates high-level events, and contributes to the organization’s smooth operations as well as research on security and defense topics.

Organizes and coordinates events and communications, and ensuring smooth execution.

Responsible for coordinating the institution's administrative processes, managing documentation, ensuring smooth office operations, maintaining communication with clients and suppliers, and providing support to colleagues in daily activities.

A graduate of the Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science, holds a Masters degree in International Relations and Diplomacy. She has already accumulated two years of work experience at the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center. Currently, she works as a project assistant, responsible for the implementation of international projects, organizing events and conferences related to project activities, and carrying out national projects.

Dominykas Nedzinskas is a graduate of Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science, holding a bachelor’s degree in political science. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Eastern European and Russian Studies. With two and a half years of experience at the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center, he now works as a project assistant, overseeing international project implementation, organizing high-level events and conferences.

A student at Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science, working as a project assistant at the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center.

Researcher and PhD student at the Institute of Political Science at the Justus Lybig University of Giessen, Germany, researching global governance and the resilience of states in the EU neighbourhood

Associate Professor of Asian Studies and International Politics at Vilnius University

Associate Expert of the China Research Program and PhD student at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University

Associate Expert at GSSC, where she studies China's domestic politics and foreign policy, with a focus on Sino-EU relations and its recent developments.

Former Director of the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence, Head of the Lithuanian Special Mission in Afghanistan, Head of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Director of Intelligence of the EU Military Staff, Director of the AOTD (Military Intelligence and Counterintelligence)

Associate analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations and the Vilnius Institute of Policy Analysis

Saulius has experience in the energy sector working for the State Energy Regulatory Council. He is currently pursuing his career in a state-owned energy company as a strategic planning analyst. His main areas of interest are national security, energy and warfare.

Anton Achremov focuses on Russia, Belarus and Eastern Partnership countries.

Henrik Larsen, PhD, is a Non-Resident Research Fellow with the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy (IPD), the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), and the International Center for Defense and Security (ICDS).