BRS conference
BRS conference
The international academic conference “The Baltic States and Regional Security in the Transatlantic Context”, organized by the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, seeks to bring together established scholars, early-career researchers, doctoral candidates, and policy practitioners to examine the evolving dynamics of international politics and contemporary security challenges, with particular attention to the Baltic States and the wider Baltic Sea region.
In contrast to broader global and Euro-Atlantic security fora, the international academic conference “The Baltic States and Regional Security in the Transatlantic Context”, distinguishes itself through its focused analytical lens on the Baltic and Nordic strategic environment. By foregrounding regional perspectives that are often underrepresented in wider international debates, the conference provides a unique venue for rigorous, in-depth, and theoretically informed discussion of security issues of both regional and global relevance.
At a time of profound transformation in European and transatlantic security, the Baltic–Nordic region has emerged as a critical laboratory for deterrence, resilience, and defence innovation. The conference program will address themes of critical importance to the regional security architecture, including the consolidation of the transatlantic bond, comprehensive approaches to total defence and societal resilience, the development of European defence capabilities, and the geopolitical ramifications of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine.
By fostering dialogue at the intersection of academic research and policy practice, the conference aims to promote meaningful scholarly exchange, generate policy-relevant insights, and advance research agendas that directly engage with the strategic challenges shaping the future of Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea region.
WHY SUBMIT?
• Engage in a focused, high-level academic forum on Baltic–Nordic and Euro-Atlantic security.
• Receive rigorous scholarly feedback and participate in substantive academic exchange.
• Network with established scholars, early-career researchers, and doctoral candidates.
• Publication opportunity: selected papers will be invited for submission to the peer-reviewed journal Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review.
Submit abstracts proposals to: research.bmc@lka.lt
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman:
doc. dr. Gerda Jakštaitė-Confortola, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Members:
dr. Danguolė Bardauskaitė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Vidmantė Giedraitytė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Vytautas Isoda, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Justina Katinienė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Ringailė Kuokštytė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Erika Lenkaitienė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Olga Navickienė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Dovydas Rogulis, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Toms Rostoks, National Defence Academy of Latvia
dr. Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Chairman:
doc. dr. Gerda Jakštaitė-Confortola, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Members:
dr. Maris Andžans, Director of Center for Geopolitical Studies Riga
dr. Danguolė Bardauskaitė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
habil. dr. Jacek Dworzecki, Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava (Slovakia)
doc. dr. Vidmantė Giedraitytė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Vytautas Isoda, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Igor Kopõtin, Estonian National Defence College
dr. Ringailė Kuokštytė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Asta Maskoliūnaitė-Rootsi, Baltic Defence College
dr. Olga Navickienė, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Ausra Park, Siena University, USA
dr. Daivis Petraitis, Baltic Defence College
Dovydas Rogulis, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
dr. Toms Rostoks, National Defence Academy of Latvia
dr. Fernando Ruiz, The Royal Military Academy of Belgium
dr. Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
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