New EU defense chief to fight political battles with military edge
Andrius Kubilius has been tasked with proposing defense projects of "common European interest" to defend against attacks from the air and cyberspace.
Lithuania's former Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius arrives for a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshiko Noda at the latter's official residence in Tokyo February 20, 2012.(photo credit: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao)