Andrius Kubilius is a Lithuanian politician who has held significant roles in both Lithuanian and European governance. He served as the Prime Minister of Lithuania twice, from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012, and was a long-time…
General Raimundas Vaikšnoras currently serves as the Chief of Defence of Lithuania. His military career began in 1991, shortly after Lithuania regained its independence, when he joined the Lithuanian Armed Forces as a reconnaissance officer. Over the past three decades,…
Lieutenant General Andrus Merilo is the current Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, having assumed the role in July 2024. He has extensive combat experience from deployments to Lebanon, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and previously commanded the Scouts Battalion and…
Major General Kaspars Pudāns is the current Chief of Defence of the Republic of Latvia (Commander of the National Armed Forces), a position he assumed in January 2025. He has over 25 years of service, including experience in NATO’s mission…
Rear Admiral Giedrius Premeneckas is a Lithuanian military officer and the current Chief of the Defence Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, a position he assumed in July 2025. A career naval officer, he previously served as the Commander of…
Dr. Agnia Grigas is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC since 2015. Her award-winning books include “The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas” (Harvard University Press, 2017), “The Politics of Energy and Memory” (Routledge, 2013) and “Beyond…
Petteri Korvala (born 1971) started as Secretary General of the Security Committee on September 1, 2023. His current position focuses on issues related to the comprehensive security of the Finnish society, which he promotes with the Secretariat of the Security…
Vice Admiral Rune Andersen is a Norwegian naval officer and the current Chief of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters (NJHQ), which commands all Norwegian operational military activities at home and abroad. He assumed this role in November 2023. A career Navy…
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo is a Canadian freelance security and defense reporter based in Milan, Italy, serving as a Europe Correspondent for Defense News. Her reporting focuses on military procurement, international security, and the aviation sector, with a specialization in drone warfare…