wonder what intervening variables may explain that 🤡

One can’t seriously say this is realist statecraft and present recent unrealistic agreements (5% NATO targets, trade “deal”) as proof. Whether & what “grand macro strategy” goals are advanced remains to be seen; focus on CN remains absent even in DC, let alone among allies.

🇪🇺Budgets are statements of our values. What future does Europe want? 👉NO PAYWALL👈 Click to read and watch Danuta Huebner, Justinas Mickus, Ivan Mikloš, Pavlína Žáková & Wojciech Przybylski debate the EU's next budget. visegradinsight.eu/central-europe…

Fascinating and very long post on Facebook from Lithuanian FM Budrys - thanks Justinas Mickus for sharing - that excoriates the previous government's values-based foreign policy but also distances Budrys from the Beijing reset proposed by his PM. facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Best Olympics uniform was made for Lithuania for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. This was their first Olympic games after gaining independence from the Soviet Union. Designed by Issey Miyake. Fabric was cut and sewn using heat, not shears or sewing machines.