The Baltic Front

The Power Vertical Podcast Talks With Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius

Having a hostile neighbor causes you to be vigilant. Being close to a threat focuses your mind. And being a small country forces you to be resourceful and innovative.

Perhaps nowhere are these things more evident than in the Baltic states. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have all turned vulnerability into a virtue—and have become leaders in resisting Russian revanchism, aggression, and malign influence.

We can all learn a lot from them. So, let's learn.

Joining Brian Whitmore for a special episode of the Power Vertical podcast are guests Linas Linkevičius, Lithuania's foreign minister, and CEPA President Peter B. Doran.

Photo: "Visit to Lithuania by NATO SG" by NATO under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

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Brian Whitmore

Brian Whitmore is Director of the Russia Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis. Before joining CEPA he was Senior Russia Analyst at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He also worked as a foreign correspondent for The Boston Globe in Moscow and Prague; as a graduate instructor in the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina; and as a visiting lecturer in the History Faculty at Mechnikov National University in Odessa, Ukraine and the International Relations Faculty at St. Petersburg State University.

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February 8, 2019