Lithuania’s pandemic: The power of regional cooperation
Russia and the eastern neighbourhood are Lithuania’s top foreign policy priorities, even in a global pandemic
Eastern Europe Studies Center
ECFR associate researcher for Lithuania
Aug 2019 — presentJustinas Mickus is a policy analyst at the Lithuanian Government’s Strategic Analysis Center (STRATA) and an associate analyst at the Eastern Europe Studies Center (EESC). His research covers a wide range of topics in European integration, with a primary focus on the EU’s trade policy, economic security, and enlargement. At STRATA, Justinas also conducts strategic foresight work to inform Lithuanian decision-makers on long-term trends and future challenges in European and global politics. In 2023, Justinas joined the Advisory Board of the Baltic Initiative on European Reform to help promote evidence-based dialogues in EU enlargement and reform. He graduated from Princeton University in 2020 and obtained an MPhil from the University of Cambridge in 2021.
Russia and the eastern neighbourhood are Lithuania’s top foreign policy priorities, even in a global pandemic