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2024 Spring
Macroeconomic Challenges in Lithuania: Strengthening Competitiveness and Building Resilience
2024-05-31Open lecture “The Palestinian Question In Review” by Zaid Amali
2024-05-10IIRPS VU PhD Studies Open Day
2024-05-09Putin’s disinformation warfare against the West
2024-04-24Catholicism and reproduction in socialist and postsocialist Poland: “Some arguments used against contraception do not always correspond to reality”
2024-04-19The Cold War fight against Soviet propaganda—lessons for today
2024-04-10Lessons for Europe from the war in Ukraine. How can we guarantee our security? (cancelled)
2024-02-24Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes presentation
2024-02-22Charting the Path to a Democratic Future: Reflecting on Three Years since the Myanmar Military Coup
2024-02-02IIRPS VU Graduation ceremony
2024-01-272023 Autumn
IIRPS VU Christmas
2023-12-22Annual Lithuanian Political Science Conference “The Echoes of Polycrisis in Lithuania and the World”
2023-12-01The Three Seas Initiative: Transport, energy and Digital Infrastructure Development as a step to strengthen the region’s resilience
2023-11-23Workshop “Belarus and Belarusians, 2020+
2023-10-25Open lecture by Prof. Dr. Jae-Seung Lee
2023-10-12EUROPAST Workshop: “Contested” History in Museums
2023-09-30Open lecture by Dr. Tatsiana Chulitskaya
2023-09-30An American Diplomat looks at Eastern Europe in 2023
2023-09-26Let’s talk about ChatGPT
2023-09-16Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes presentation
2023-09-15The future of the EU: preparing the ground for future enlargement
2023-09-122023 Spring
Religions, Crises, and Resilience: Overcoming Inner and External Obstacles
2023-06-21Building a Framework of Accountability: Perspectives on Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
2023-06-10Fostering economic relations between Taiwan and Lithuania: Investment and trade
2023-06-02From Observers to Players: The Evolving Role of the Baltics in Africa
2023-05-24Diplomacies of Small States: Women’s Representation in the Baltic States’ Foreign Services
2023-05-19IIRPS VU PhD studies Open Day
2023-05-18The Position of African Countries on the Russian-Ukraine War: Russia’s soft power in Africa Today
2023-05-12Spring Student Conference Programme
2023-05-04Event on traineeship opportunities in the EU institutions
2023-04-26Discussion „The second year of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine: Lithuanian and Ukrainian perspectives.“
2023-04-13„How can Lithuanian NGOs support Ukraine’s recovery?“
2023-03-17VU CYBERTHON. Cyber Security Forum: How Safe is Lithuanian Cyberspace?
2023-02-242022 Autumn
Metinė Lietuvos politikos mokslų konferencija „Pasaulio tvarkos pokyčiai krizių akivaizdoje“
2022-12-08Runaway Moms: Mothers Who Leave their Families in Twenty-First-Century
2022-12-02Presentation “What is animal laborans? Cybernetic Cosmology, Recursivity, and Politics”
2022-11-25The IMF’s views on Lithuanian economy – the current state and future challenges
2022-11-22Dr. Magnus Schoeller online lecture “Small states in the E(M)U: How do they pursue their interests in the shadow of Franco-German influence?”
2022-11-16Workshop “Seizing the crisis moment? Germany’s changing security role in the Baltic states”
2022-11-11IIRPS VU Open 2022: Debate tournament
2022-10-30Online lecture “Rethinking Food Regime as Gender Regime: Agrarian Change and the Politics of Social Reproduction”
2022-10-28Q/A session with the former US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker
2022-10-20Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes presentation at IIRPS VU
2022-09-16Pau Mari-Klose lecture
2022-09-08Get to know IIRPS VU!
2022-09-03IIRPS VU start of the academic year celebration
2022-09-02Lecture “Women, Inequality and Media Work” by dr. Anne O’ Brien
2022-01-182022 Spring
VU TSPMI graduation ceremony
2022-06-23VU TSPMI Master’s programme open day
2022-06-16“Russian-Ukrainian war repercussions: Ukrainian and Lithuanian perspectives”
2022-06-16Nicolas Miletitch lecture “To The Success of Our Hopeless Cause”
2022-05-13VU TSPMI 30 and PoDi’22
2022-04-26Online discussion “Divergent European responses to the war in Ukraine”
2022-04-012021 Autumn
Open lecture “The rising tensions in Eastern Europe: an unexpected or an inevitable scenario?”
2021-12-15The application process for the Eastern European and Russian studies MA programme for the 2022-2023 academic year is now open!
2021-12-01Lithuania in a joint EU-Africa migration management: diverging interests, converging goals?
2021-11-25Protection of critical infrastructure in Baltic states and Norway
2021-11-09What is the future of the European Eastern neighbourhood?
2021-10-21International Conference “Belarus 2020 and beyond: Path Dependency or Break with the Past?”
2021-10-07EERS beginning of the study year celebration
2021-09-01Discussion “From quick wins to painful defeats: managing the COVID-19 crisis in Lithuania”
2021-01-062021 Spring
2020 Spring
2019 Autumn
„The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia’s Exile, Emigres, and Agents Abroad“ presentation and discussion
2019-12-09Venezuelan crisis: the consequences for the region and possible solutions
2019-12-02A public discussion “Trust-based public management. Mission possible?”
2019-10-22Comparing the Baltics: new agenda for political science
2019-09-13Lecture by Linnaeus University Professor Dagmar Brunow “Feminist and Queer Politics of Media Archiving”
2019-09-062019 Spring
Discussion „Lithuania – South Africa: Cooperation Perspectives“
2019-05-29Public lecture „On the edge of EUrope – what lessons does Turkey provide for Brexit Britain?“
2019-05-16Public lecture “Freedom of expression online“ by the lawyer and program manager of the European Council Oleg Soldatov
2019-04-26A lecture by Oxford University Professor Jan Zielonka “A Double Life of Europe: Paradigms and Paradoxes“
2019-04-25Presentation of Oxford University Professor Jan Zielonka’s book “Counter-revolution. Liberal Europe in Retreat”
2019-04-24Public lecture “Rethinking family and nation across the iron curtain: towards an intimate history of the cold war Europe” by Professor Stefania Bernini
2019-04-24Lecture by Mr. Klaus-Heiner Lehne „The role of the European Court of Auditors in EU27“
2019-03-20Lecture by Luc Cassivi “Diversity in Operations – Why National Armed Forces must embrace diversity and why it is a force multiplier”
2019-03-18Debate „Rail Baltica – a test for the Baltic cooperation. How are we doing?“
2019-03-01Discussion with Helen McEntee TD, Irish Minister of State for European Affairs “Better Together: a United Response to Europe’s Challenges“
2019-02-282018 Autumn
Annual Lithuanian Political Science Conference 2018
2018-11-30Public Lecture “Anti-Immigrant Populist Parties and the Triple Challenge for Mainstream Parties”
2018-09-26Representation of World War II in Greek Cinema from the 1940s to the present: Internal Debates and International Developments
2018-09-17Public lecture-discussion “EU-Central Asia relations: opportunities and challenges”
2018-09-132018 Spring
Workshop „Small States and the Changing Security Environment in Europe”
2018-06-01Conference “When Reforms Do (Not) Happen: Labor Code Reform Through the Prism of Adaptive Leadership”
2018-05-25Workshop „The Point of Case-in-Point“
2018-05-24Public lecture “Should the responsibility to protect (R2P) be applied in Syria and North Korea?” by Professor dr. Jeremy Sarkin
2018-05-21Discussion “Small States Security”
2018-05-21Lecture by dr. Barbara Kunz „European defense and Baltic Sea Region Security“
2018-04-26Seminar “Geopolitics of Central Asia and Kazakhstan Multivector Foreign Policy”
2018-04-18Energy Security in the Black Sea Region
2018-04-11Public Lecture by Corneliu Bjola “Propaganda in the Digital Age”
2018-03-082017 Autumn
Students’ Conference “Populist Rhetoric in Election Campaigning”
2017-12-12Presentation of Political State of the Region Report 2017: External Earthquakes, Internal Adaptation? Brexit, Trump and the Baltic Sea Region
2017-11-16Public lecture by Jim Cloos “The way forward for the EU project”
2017-11-14EU-STRAT’s midterm conference on Eastern Partnership
2017-10-05Public Lecture by Lior Tabansky “Cybered Influence Operations: theory, practice, results“
2017-10-04Dr. Taras Kuzio’s lecture „Western Writing and (Mis)understanding about Putin’s War Against Ukraine: The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly”
2017-10-03Prof. Sergei Guriev’s open lecture “Growth Prospects and Challenges in Eastern Europe”
2017-09-282017 Spring
Public Lecture by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs M. J. Akbar “India: Pivotal Power of Asia”
2017-05-25Public lecture by Peter A. Hall “The Roots of the New Populism and its Implications for Democratic Politics”
2017-05-23Public Lecture by prof. Shlomo Avineri “The Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy”
2017-04-24Public Lecture by Michael Oren “Israel‘s Foreign Relations“
2017-03-17Public lecture by Hungarian minister for foreign affairs and trade Mr. Péter Szijjártó “The Visegrad Group: regional cohesion of values and interests within the framework of the European Union”
2017-03-09Public lecture by assoc. prof. Corneliu Bjola “Digital Diplomacy: Shaping International Affairs one Tweet at a time”
2017-03-022016 Autumn
Public lecture by Kholoud Helmi “Women in the middle of the Syrian conflict”
2016-11-23Public Lecture by assoc. prof. Kamran Matin “Kurds and the Middle East Crisis”
2016-11-08Public Lecture by British Ambassador to Lithuania, Ms. Claire Lawrence, “UK Foreign Policy After the BREXIT”
2016-10-11Public Lecture by dr. Peter Plenta “Kyrgyzstan: The Island of Democracy, Instability and Unpredictability in Central Asia”
2016-10-05Public lecture by Dr. Daniel Hamilton “The State of Transatlantic Relations and the Possible Impact of US Presidential Elections”
2016-09-26Discussion “Dis-empowered Citizen and the Crisis of Global Leadership“ with Marty A. Linsky
2016-09-20Clark S. Judge paskaita “Leadership in Contemporary International Politics: How Leaders Communicate?”
2016-09-20Public Lecture by prof. Motohiro Tsuchiya “Japan’s Response to Cyber Threats”
2016-09-19Public Lecture by Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Mr. Michael Møller “The UN in a World Full of Challenges”
2016-09-15Public Lecture by Sir Malcolm Rifkind “British Foreign Policy after Brexit”
2016-09-142016 Spring
Public lecture by dr. Rafal Lis “Polish Politics: History and the
2016-04-27Prof. Wolfgang Wessels: “The European Council as Constitutional Architect”
2016-04-26Public lecture by Amir Maimon “Israel – regional challenges”
2016-04-14Lecture by prof. dr. Natalia Zubarevich “Today’s Russia’s Regional Development Trends and Future Prospects”
2016-04-13Lecture by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Lithuania Bert van der Lingen “12th Presidency of the Netherlands of the Council of the European Union: objectives and the meaning for the process of European politics”
2016-03-08Public Lecture by Palestinian Ambassador Dr. Amal Jadou “The Palestinian State: to be or not to be?”
2016-02-18Lecture by VU hononary doctor Jon Baldvin Hannibalsson
2016-02-102015 Autumn
Prof. Marta Dyczok: “Ukraine crisis: Media Representations in the Context of Information Warfare“
2015-11-09Public Lecture by prof. Karen Dawisha “Putin’s Kleptocracy”
2015-09-16Lecture by Professor Craig Parsons “Think the US Market Is More Unified and Liberalized than the EU? Think again!”
2015-09-152015 Spring
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