VU TSPMI | IIRPS VU #StandWithUkraine

The #AnnualConference is next week!

📢 Don’t miss exciting keynotes, engaging panels on elections and other no less relevant political science themes + a discussion between researchers and Lithuanian MPs.

👉 Check out the full programme here: bit.ly/4fMCUYl

In his latest work, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thomas Peak tries to solve the contention faced by the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) doctrine. Rethinking the three-pillar structure of RtoP, it proposes splitting the responsibility to respond into non-military and military means.

🗺️Two research infrastructures (MEDem LT and LIST) developed by IIRPS VU and partners have been included in the draft of 2024 Lithuanian Roadmap for Research Infrastructures!

👇Learn more:

Dr. Rasa Navickaitė - a new #postdoc fellow at the IIRPS VU!

During the two-year project, the researcher will explore whether political homophobia in Lithuania originates from the Soviet past or contemporary transnational influences.

More on the project: bit.ly/4eeQ2E9

To what extent do #NATO members actually free ride on defense spending?

Dr. Ringailė Kuokštytė and @kuokstis find that free riding does occur within NATO, but the effects are significantly more pronounced in the long run than in the short run: bit.ly/48yhXgX.