Lithuanian foreign policy goals and their possible implementation during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Vilnius in 2023

ENThe article outlines the central tenets of Lithuania’s new foreign policy, which is anchored in its ambition to play a pivotal role within the NATO-focused 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, organizational, and military. Second, Lithuania’s efforts to assert its stance, as exemplified during the Vilnius summit, did not consistently align with the interests of major NATO members, specifically the United States and Germany. Keywords: Lithuania; Ukraine; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; foreign policy goals; summit.

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