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Stasys Jakeliūnas
Stasys Jakeliūnas (born 2 October 1958) is a Lithuanian politician. He was formerly a Member of the European Parliament (EP) for the populist Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. Jakeliūnas has previously spent one incomplete term as MP at the Lithuanian Seimas, having been elected in 2016. Controversy Prior to his entry into politics as economic advisor to then-PM Algirdas Butkevičius Jakeliūnas was economist at Vilniaus taupomoji kasa, a credit union that became insolvent 3 years later; he mentioned it was “to be expected”. In 2016 Jakeliūnas arranged a translation of Phishing for Phools:The Economics of Manipulation and Deception by Robert J. Shiller and George Akerlof as electoral promotion material paid for by the Farmers and Greens Union; he repeatedly positioned it as an endorsement from Robert Shiller, pointing to his Lithuanian roots. Jakeliūnas' EP election process roused accusations of electoral fraud. He was elected when Šarūnas Marčiulionis, a former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Farmers And Greens Union
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (, LVŽS)The party is also known as Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union. is a green-conservative and agrarian political party in Lithuania led by Ramūnas Karbauskis. The party is considered one of the main representatives of the left wing of Lithuanian politics. Lithuanian journalist Virgis Valentinavičius described the party as "the mixture of the extreme left in economic matters and the extreme right in some social issues, all spiced up with an anti-establishment rhetoric of radical change". Following the 2024 parliamentary election, the LVŽS has been in opposition to the Paluckas Cabinet. The party's one MEP sits in the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament. Founded in 2001 as the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union, (, LVLS), the party's symbol since 2012 has been the white stork. Formerly participating in the European Parliament group of the Greens–European Free Alliance, it announced its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–2021 Belarusian Protests
The 2020–2021 Belarusian protests were a series of mass Demonstration (political), political demonstrations and protests against the Government of Belarus, Belarusian government and President Alexander Lukashenko. The largest anti-government protests in the history of Belarus, the demonstrations began in the lead-up to and during the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, 2020 presidential election, in which Lukashenko sought his sixth term in office. In response to the demonstrations, a number of relatively small pro-government rallies were held. The protests intensified nationwide after the official election results were announced on the night of 9 August, in which Lukashenko was declared the winner. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opponent of Lukashenko, rejected the results as falsified and claimed instead to have received 60–70% of the votes. On 14 August, she announced the creation of the Coordination Council (Belarus), Coordination Council, with membership applica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Status Of Crimea
The Crimean problem (; ) or the Crimean question (; ) is a dispute over the status of Crimea between Ukraine and Russia. The dispute began during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, but did not escalate into a conflict until the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, when Russian special forces were deployed to occupy Crimea and took over its government buildings.How Russia Took Crimea Macias, Amanda (2015). Business Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2017. The official results of an internationally unrecognized referendum held during the occupation allegedly indicated overwhelming support for Russian annexation. The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Information War Against Ukraine
The Russian information war against Ukraine was articulated by the Russian government as part of the Gerasimov doctrine. They believed that Western governments were instigating color revolutions in former Soviet states which posed a threat to Russia. The concept of ''informatsionnaya voyna'' () encompasses various strategies, including cyberwarfare, often described as technical defenses against technical attacks in warfare. ussia's Information Warfare: Exploring the Cognitive Dimension Blagovest Tashev, PhD; Lieutenant Colonel Michael Purcell (Ret); and Major Brian McLaughlin (Ret). Marine Corps University, MCU Journal vol. 10, no. 2, Fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.21140/mcuj.2019100208 p.133 However, cyberwarfare is just one aspect of Russia's information war, which may include controlling undersea communications cables, shaping national narratives, manipulating the news cycle, and flooding the information space with Russian bots and trolls. The goal is to achieve strategic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
