Journal of Global Trade, Ethics and Law

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Global Trade, Ethics and Law
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The U.S. – Lithuanian Defence Cooperation and Arms Acquisition from the U.S.

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  • Donatas Palavenis
Donatas Palavenis
The Baltic Institute of Advanced Technology (BPTI)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8096835

Published 2023-07-19

Keywords

  • National Security Strategy,
  • Defence Policy,
  • Arms Sales,
  • Defence Cooperation Security Agency,
  • Foreign Military Sales

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Palavenis, D. (2023). The U.S. – Lithuanian Defence Cooperation and Arms Acquisition from the U.S. Journal of Global Trade, Ethics and Law, 1(2), 99–134. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8096835

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Abstract

The study aims to characterize the U.S. and Lithuanian defence cooperation from 1990–2020, including arms procurements. Findings suggest close defence cooperation between countries at the Presidential, Congressional, and Defence Ministry/Secretary levels. The most developed cooperation areas are joint participation in international operations, improvements of the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ capabilities, and an increase of the U.S. military presence in the Baltic region. An analysis of Lithuanian defence procurements between 1990–2020 indicates that the majority of defence armaments were acquired from the U.S. using the Foreign Military Sales venue, while other options to obtain armaments were not used.

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