Vytautas Sirijos Gira analyses the Lithuanian-Polish bilateral relations and the issues of dispute. The latest issue of the Eastern Pulse is based on the insights of the analytical study "Lithuanian-Polish Relations Reconsidered: A Constrained Bilateral Agenda or An Empty Strategic Partnership?" and elaborates further on the most sensitive bilateral issues. The article concludes with a comparison of the status of national minorities in Lithuania and Poland. Eastern Pulse No. 2 (36).

Vytis Jurkonis reflects on the case of Ales Bialatski and discusses its potential implications to the Lithuanian foreign policy towards Belarus. This edition of the Eastern Pulse analyses the damage to the Lithuanian reputation and its Belarusian expertise, also reveals that A. Bialatski's case is at least for the moment a matter of internal affairs rather than a serious debate on the foreign policy and its directions. Eastern Pulse No. 3 (37).