{"id":288205,"date":"2026-09-17T15:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288205\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:22:10","slug":"from-natos-frontline-to-the-keystone-state-lithuania-and-pennsylvanias-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288205\/","title":{"rendered":"From NATO\u2019s frontline to the keystone state: Lithuania and Pennsylvania&#8217;s ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Social-09-25-SCSS-From-NATOs-frontline-to-the-keystone-state-Lithuania-and-Pennsylvanias-ties-1024x5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947439\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, September 25, at 10:00 am ET, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/programs\/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security\/transatlantic-security-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Transatlantic Security Initiative<\/a>, part of the Atlantic Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/programs\/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security<\/a>, and Dickinson College will host a discussion with Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas and Adjutant General of Pennsylvania John R. Pippy.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania and Lithuania share deep historical and personal ties. Pennsylvania is home to the oldest and second largest Lithuanian community in the United States, and the two have led over eight hundred security cooperation activities under the Pennsylvania National Guard\u2019s thirty-three year-long partnership with Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>This conversation will reflect on Lithuania\u2019s contributions to the transatlantic relationship and the deep and varied connections between Lithuania and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>This event will not be livestreamed.<\/p>\n<p>New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted. Guests will not be admitted later than twenty minutes after the event\u2019s start time. <\/p>\n<p>By registering to attend in-person, you agree to abide by the Atlantic Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event-code-of-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Event Code of Conduct.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tSpeakers\n\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Robertas-Kaunas-3x4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947388 size-full\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MG-Pippy-3x4-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947390 size-full\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tModerated by\n\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/torrey-taussig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-934905 size-full\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/expert\/torrey-taussig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Torrey Taussig<\/a><br \/>Director and Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security<br \/>Atlantic Council<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tStay connected\n\t<\/p>\n<p>          Follow the conversation on X with @AtlanticCouncil and @ACScowcroft using #StrongerWithAllies<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tIn Partnership with\n\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dickinson.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dickinson-college-logo-png_seeklogo-510803-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947437\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.600134279685402;width:216px;height:auto\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tExplore the program\n\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/programs\/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security\/transatlantic-security-initiative\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TSI-landing-page-e1715635773362-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-376346 size-full\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/programs\/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security\/transatlantic-security-initiative\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Transatlantic Security Initiative<\/a> aims to reinforce the strong and resilient transatlantic relationship that is prepared to deter and defend, succeed in strategic competition, and harness emerging capabilities to address future threats and opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Friday, September 25, at 10:00 am ET, the Transatlantic Security Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Scowcroft&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-288205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}