The Three Seas Initiative: New Breathing for North-South Connectivity in the Context of Current Geopolitical Shifts in Europe Cover Image

The Three Seas Initiative: New Breathing for North-South Connectivity in the Context of Current Geopolitical Shifts in Europe
The Three Seas Initiative: New Breathing for North-South Connectivity in the Context of Current Geopolitical Shifts in Europe

Author(s): Gediminas Varvuolis
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Geopolitics, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: Geopolitics; Europe; Lithuania; Three Seas region;

Summary/Abstract: Lithuania has been part of the Three Seas Initiative since its inception back in 2016. The widely known core objective of this regional framework, which is approaching its 10th anniversary, has been to improve infrastructure among its member states and to close the economic gap between Western and Eastern Europe. After all, the 3SI countries, Lithuania included, were perfectly aware of the huge infrastructure needs in this part of Europe, with the International Monetary Fund estimating € 1.15 trillion in total infrastructure costs for the Three Seas region.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 41
  • Page Range: 35-39
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English