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		<title>Elections in Finland: more safety for Lithuania? By Misiūnas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/30/elections-in-finland-more-safety-for-lithuania-by-misiunas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Neighbours]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tomas Misiūnas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Finland’s Presidential election took place with Sauli Niinistö (National Coalition) and Pekka Haavisto (Green Party) making it into the second round. Why the results of this election are no less important to Lithuania than those of the neighbouring counties which our politicians love to comment and evaluate? This time the answer isn’t somewhere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO Secretary General expects long-term air policing mission in the Baltic States</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/21/nato-secretary-general-expects-long-term-air-policing-mission-in-the-baltic-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Baltic States]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NATO Secretary         General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visiting Vilnius said that he         believes that the air-policing         mission in the Baltic States will be more durable, and the      [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rasmussen: arming of Russia is a waste of money</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/20/rasmussen-arming-of-russia-is-a-waste-of-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/20/rasmussen-arming-of-russia-is-a-waste-of-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen  during his visit to Vilnius on Thursday, January 19, expressed critics  to the plans of Russia to dislocate arming in Kaliningrad Oblast, bnn-news.com reports.
&#8216;Of course, such notices from Russia, provoke anxiety  among members of NATO. I would also add that it is a complete waste [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Defense will ensure security for all NATO allies</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/19/smart-defense-will-ensure-security-for-all-nato-allies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/19/smart-defense-will-ensure-security-for-all-nato-allies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anders Fogh Rasmusssen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalia Grybauskaitė]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, January 19, Vilnius -  President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with NATO Secretary General Anders  Fogh Rasmussen to discuss cooperation in the Alliance and the  development of military security, Press Service of the President reports.
The  President underlined that Lithuania&#8217;s assignment to the responsible  task of chairing NATO&#8217;s Civilian Intelligence Committee this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grybauskaite: Lithuania will be active in NATO</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/18/grybauskaite-lithuania-will-be-active-in-nato/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/18/grybauskaite-lithuania-will-be-active-in-nato/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Answering to militarization of neighbouring  countries, Lithuania is going to take active part in development of NATO  strategy, says Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the State, bnn-news.com reported on 17 January.
«We see that around Lithuania, especially – in Kaliningrad Oblast – armed forces are concentrating,» – with reference to Žinių radijаs words of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Iran question, by Krickus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/15/the-iran-question-by-krickus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/15/the-iran-question-by-krickus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 10 January.

Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal predicts that an Israeli attack upon Iran’s nuclear installations is inevitable. Given his past affiliation with the pro-Likud Jerusalem Post, his forecast is not surprising. Likewise, several of the Republican presidential aspirants favor a military solution to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian military modernization is not aimed against us — Swedish Foreign Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/15/russian-military-modernization-is-not-aimed-against-us-%e2%80%94-swedish-foreign-minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Russia is deploying its most modern military weapons not in the direction of Lithuania or other European countries but in the southern direction. This was said by the Minister as he was answering a question about Russia’s weaponry in its region of Kaliningrad; at the end of last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A. Vershbow: It is not worth it for the Baltic countries to invest in fighter jets</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/07/a-vershbow-it-is-not-worth-it-for-the-baltic-countries-to-invest-in-fighter-jets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow said that it is not worth it for the Baltic countries to invest in capabilities that would enable them to undertake their own air-policing mission in their airspace, delfi.lt reported on 5 January.
The high-ranking Pentagon official said that several neighboring NATO air forces will conduct air-policing missions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One more rotation of Lithuanian military deployed to Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/07/one-more-rotation-of-lithuanian-military-deployed-to-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 6 deployment of the 7th shift of the Lithuanian National  Support Element (NSE) to Afghanistan will take place in Marijampolė. The  ceremony will be attended by Vice Minister of National Defence Mykolas  Juozapavičius, acting Chief of Defence Commander of the Lithuanian Air  Force Maj Gen Edvardas Mažeikis, Director General, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia boosting military presence at Lithuania&#8217;s borders, bigger US role needed in Baltic region &#8211; Minister of Defence</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/07/russia-boosting-military-presence-at-lithuanias-borders-bigger-us-role-needed-in-baltic-region-minister-of-defence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During her visit in Chicago (USA) on  Thursday Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė attended a  round-table discussion with members of the Chicago Council on Global  Affairs (CCGA), met with representatives of the Chicago’s Lithuanian  Community, honored the tomb of Gen P.Plechavičius and memory of pilots  S. Darius and S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The majority of population believes that a man should be a soldier</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/06/the-majority-of-population-believes-that-a-man-should-be-a-soldier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
More than half of Lithuanian adult residents (57%) agree with the view that a man should have military experience, lrt.lt reported on  December 30, 2011.
This was revealed by a survey carried out by the company “Baltijos tyrimai” for the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Lithuania.
The survey’s data revealed that young women and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minister of National Defence R. Juknevičienė: “Partnership with the United States in defence area is the foundation of our statehood”</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/06/minister-of-national-defence-r-jukneviciene-%e2%80%9cpartnership-with-the-united-states-in-defence-area-is-the-foundation-of-our-statehood%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States of America remains the  key guarantee of security and stability in Europe, especially in the  Baltic Region, as it was stated by the Lithuanian Minister of National  Defence Rasa Juknevičienė on Wednesday during a meeting with US  Secretary of Defence Leon Edward Panetta in Washington. The meeting  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Aitvaras (Kite) has been in Afghanistan for 10 years now but the squadron’s activity is still classified</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/04/the-aitvaras-kite-has-been-in-afghanistan-for-10-years-now-but-the-squadron%e2%80%99s-activity-is-still-classified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year marks the 10th anniversary of the USA’s and NATO’s military operations against Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan. The operations began at the end of 2001 and at the beginning of 2002 representatives of the USA&#8217;s Special Forces became very interested in the Lithuanian counterpart. In February, the first group of Special Purpose Service ‘green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military power poker near the borders of Lithuania, by Jasiulionis</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/24/military-power-poker-near-the-borders-of-lithuania-by-jasiulionis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, President Dalia Grybauskaitė met Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Vilnius and said that “the number of military forces and armaments is increasing near the borders of Lithuania and the Baltic States, intense military training is taking place thus NATO’s presence and attention is very important.” Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė agreed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>V.Laučius. Europe needs a strong Bundeswehr</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/22/v-laucius-europe-needs-a-strong-bundeswehr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev threatens Europe with his ballistic missiles and threatens to withdraw Russia from the Strategic Offensive Arms (SOA) Treaty, Vytautas Laučius wrote in delfi.lt on 25 November.
The Russians, as always, are very &#8220;pleasant&#8221;.
This week D. Medvedev said that in response to U.S. missile defence (MDS) plans, Russia will deploy its striking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estonia&#8217;s defensive options against Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/15/estonias-defensive-options-against-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published on Stratfor.com on 7 December.
Summary
A retired Estonian general said in a recent interview that the country  should build up its independent defensive capabilities in response to an  increasing Russian military presence on the Russian side of the border.  As Russia reacts to the United States’ ballistic missile defense plans  for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military and weaponry presence in the Baltic States&#8217; neighbourhood is increasing &#8211; President</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/07/military-and-weaponry-presence-in-the-baltic-states-neighbourhood-is-increasing-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania&#8217;s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said to have been discussing regional security questions with H.Clinton during the annual OSCE meeting, delfi.lt reported on 6 December.
&#8220;The most important questions for me and H.Clinton are those related to the regional security, that is ensuring the safety of the region by NATO and the preparation for the meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dalia Grybauskaitė and Hillary Clinton discussed regional security issues</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/06/dalia-grybauskaite-and-hillary-clinton-discussed-regional-security-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, December 6, Vilnius - President Dalia Grybauskaitė and the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, currently participating in the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting, discussed regional security issues and preparedness for the NATO summit to be held in Chicago next spring, Press Service of the President reports.
According to the President, NATO&#8217;s visibility and real presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medvedev’s threat is a huge blunder, by Krickus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/05/medvedev%e2%80%99s-threat-is-a-huge-blunder-by-krickus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Angry that Russia is not being given a voice in the European anti-missile system’s deployment, President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to scrap the New START Treaty,to end arms control negotiations, and to target its components by deploying Iskander rockets in Kaliningrad. He has committed a monumental blunder that neither serves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Returnee cadets hospitalized for psychological examination</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/18/returnee-cadets-hospitalized-for-psychological-examination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After hiding for more than two weeks, two cadets returned to the Military Academy of Lithuania this weekend and were hospitalized in one of Kaunas hospitals for psychological examination, delfi.lt reported on 15 November.
Department of Public Relations of the Ministry of National Defense announced to BNS that the cadets have been in hospital since Tuesday.
According [...]]]></description>
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