Linas Kojala
Lecturer
Research areas
European studies
International Relations
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linas.kojala@eesc.lt
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Linas Kojala is the Director of the Eastern Europe Studies Center, a think-tank in Vilnius, Lithuania, since July 2016. In 2021, he was elected for a second term.
L. Kojala is also teaching at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University. Previously he was a Fulbright Fellow at Davis Center, Harvard University (2017-2018), where he continues to contribute as an Associate at the Negotiation Task Force. In 2020, he was a Baltic Sea Fellow at Foreign Policy Research Institute (US).
L. Kojala is also a columnist and a regular political commentator at Lithuanian TV and radio, as well as international outlets (contributions to CNN, various European public broadcasters and others).
His research interests include international relations, US foreign policy, European integration, security and NATO. He wrote books on Lithuania’s accession to the European Union and Lithuanian-US relations. He was voted third (2019 and 2021) and fourth (2020) most influential Lithuanian public figure in annual polls by a national media outlet DELFI.
Courses taught
American Foreign Policy
EU-Russia relations
West European Politics
Research interests
US foreign policy
Russian foreign policy
European integration
Security studies
Global economy
Publications
Janeliūnas, T., Kojala, L. (2019). "External forces and Russian foreign policy: Simulation of identity narratives inside Putin’s regime." International Journal: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis, Volume: 74 issue: 2, 258-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020702019854003
Kojala, L., Žukauskas, A. (2015). "Russia’s soft power in Lithuania: the impact of conflict in Ukraine" in Toms Rostoks, Andris Spruds (Eds.), Different Faces of "Soft Power": the Baltic States and Eastern Neighborhood between Russia and the EU. Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs. https://liia.lv/site/docs/LIIA_soft_power_book_web_layout.pdf
Kojala, L., Keršanskas, V. (2015). "Impact of conflict in Ukraine on Lithuanian security development." Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review 2014-2015. Vilnius: Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademijos Strateginių tyrimų centras. https://journals.lka.lt/journal/lasr/article/121/info
Kojala, L., Ivanauskas, V. (2014). "Lithuanian Eastern policy in 2004-2014: Role Theory Approach." Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review, Volume: 32, 49-72. https://www.eesc.lt/uploads/news/id839/Lithuanian%20Eastern%20Policy%202004_2014.pdf
Kasčiūnas, L., Keršanskas, V., Kojala., L. (2014). "Penkeri Rytų partnerystės politikos metai: dabarties iššūkiai ir perspektyvos" in Ramūnas Vilpišauskas et al. (Eds.), Lietuva Europos Sąjungoje: metraštis 2009–2013. Vilnius: Europos integracijos studijų centras, 93-120. http://www.esparama.lt/documents/10157/490675/2014_Lietuva+ES+2009-2013.pdf/e61cb0d4-66e6-481f-883c-5debabddcb15
