EDITORIAL: The freedom to chooseThe global order is in a state of flux. During an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday last week, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis said that none of the European initiative members could pinpoint any benefit from it. They did not suspect that the initiative was meant to limit their freedom to engage with Taiwan. China does not seem to understand eastern European countries’ reservations about support for Russia. Having the freedom to choose will make it more likely that they enter an alliance as firm partners.