Baltic states, Germany agree on offshore power link plan

RIGA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Energy ministers from Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany have reached a preliminary agreement on a high-capacity hybrid offshore electricity interconnector, potentially linking Germany to either Latvia or Lithuania, the Lithuanian …

Latvia, Lithuania, Germany plan new Baltic energy link

During the meeting in Copenhagen, the ministers agreed that the transmission system operators of all three countries – "Augstsprieguma tīkls", "Litgrid" and "50Hertz" – will submit a joint project application to the European …

Baltic and German TSOs agreed in a maritime electricity interconnection

The electricity transmission system operators (TSO) of Lithuania, Latvia and Germany have agreed on the concept of a 600-kilometre-long hybrid offshore electricity interconnection project with a capacity of 2 GW. The agreement between Litgrid, …

Baltic States Hastily Build Defense Line Against Russia

A project by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to fortify their eastern borders against Russia may come too late, the Telegraph reported on April 7 based on statements from officials in the region. Around 1,000 concrete bunkers with trenches, antitank ditches, …

The Baltic States: Europe’s Fintech Revolutionaries

There was a time when Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were mere footnotes in Europe’s financial landscape. That’s changed—dramatically. These three nations have rapidly become the beating heart of Europe’s fintech boom, luring ambitious startups, bold …

Baltic states denied EU funding for border 'drone wall'

Lithuania and Estonia have been denied EU funding for their proposed "drone wall" project to protect their borders, Lithuania's public broadcaster LRT reported. Last May, the three Baltic states, Poland, Finland, and Norway, proposed creating …

Baltic states denied EU funding for 'drone wall' to protect border

‘Spiritual national defence 2.0’: how Switzerland and other states are navigating disinformation

A giant light installation of the flag of Switzerland, by Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter, illuminates the north face of the Jungfrau mountain, next to the Eiger and Moench mountains, near the city of Thun, in 2012. Michael Buholzer / Reuters Listen to …

Dealing with nuclear proliferation

OPINION: Numerous allies have expressed concerns regarding the nuclear weapons programs of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Much was in the context of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence commitments and concern with U.S. credibility. These concerns are …

Local View: Putin’s words of war are working — and frightening

In every era of conflict, whole new words and phrases have appeared: cold war, search and destroy, shock and awe, fog of war, brainwashing (called cognitive warfare today), and IEDs, among them. And Russia keeps adding to that syllabus. Its President …