Santykiai

Santykiai is a Lithuanian noun that denotes connections or relations between entities. It is used to describe both informal and formal ties and can refer to relationships between people, groups, organizations, or states. In everyday language, phrases such as meilės santykiai (romantic relationships), šeimos santykiai (family relations), or socialiniai santykiai (social relations) are common. In academic and policy contexts, santykiai denotes broader connections that structure social life, including economic, political, and cultural links, as well as interactions between institutions.

In the field of international relations, tarptautiniai santykiai studies how states and other actors interact through diplomacy, treaties, alliances, trade, and conflict management. In sociology and anthropology, the concept is used to analyze networks of relationships, power dynamics, social capital, norms, and roles that shape everyday life.

In mathematics and logic, santykiai can refer to a relation between concepts or objects, such as proportionality, order, or causality, highlighting a structural linkage rather than a physical bond.

The term is widely used in Lithuanian-language discourse and appears in education, media, and public policy to describe how different actors and phenomena are connected.