Lithuanian Foreign Policy Goals and Their Possible Implementation During the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in Vilnius in 2023
Journal: Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne
Year: 2024

The article outlines the central tenets of Lithuania’s new foreign policy, which is anchored in its ambition to play a pivotal role within the NATOfocused Eastern Partnership, particularly with regard to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. The aim is to foster democratization in these regions and facilitate their prospective integration into NATO. The authors present two key arguments. First, Lithuania’s capacity to influence NATO decisions is limited in at least four domains: economic, political, org