A Defense Cooperation Agreement between the United States and Lithuania, signed in Vilnius on 17 January 2017 and in force from 27 February 2017, setting the legal framework for US forces' presence and activities in Lithuania.
Un arrangement symétrique : il se lit de la même façon des deux côtés. Rédigé une seule fois, sur une seule fiche.
L’arrangement
- Statut
- ActiveEn vigueur et opérationnelle. Ne dit rien de la manière dont elle fonctionne, ni de la direction qu’elle prend.Dernier changement significatif : 2017-02-27.
- Ce qu’il couvre
- DéfenseStationnementJuridique et conventionnelCatégories que l’arrangement est documenté comme incluant. Ce n’est pas une mesure : une relation qui en couvre davantage est décrite plus en détail, non tenue plus fermement.
Synthèse
The United States and Lithuania signed a Defense Cooperation Agreement in Vilnius on 17 January 2017; it entered into force on 27 February 2017. It sets the legal terms for the presence and activities of US forces in Lithuania, supplementing the NATO status-of-forces arrangements. In 2026 Lithuania asked for more: its defence minister said in October that a proposal for a permanent US base had gone to the Pentagon about two weeks earlier, and on 6 October the Seimas passed the first of two votes to delete Article 137 of the Constitution, which bars foreign military bases, with the final vote set for 12 January 2027. The US president said the United States would "certainly look at it". No US decision has been published, and the US battalions Lithuania announced in September had not been found arriving by 25 October.
Pourquoi c’est important
The agreement is the legal basis for a US presence that is bilateral rather than part of the German-led NATO brigade. Lithuania's request turns on whether that presence becomes permanent, which is a US decision this record watches for and does not anticipate.
Accords
- US-Lithuania Defense Cooperation Agreement · signé le 2017-01-17
Signed in Vilnius; in force 27 February 2017.
Ce qui reste inconnu
- No US basing or posture decision on Lithuania's 2026 request has been published; a presidential remark is not a posture change.
- The deletion of Article 137 is not final until the second vote, and supporters say any deployment would need separate legislation.
- Agreed facilities are not enumerated, and no US presence in Lithuania is recorded on the strength of the agreement; access is not stationing.
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Évalué au — 2026-10-25 Dernière revue — 2026-10-29