NATO Enlargement (Now is not the Answer).

Abstract

The world has changed. The cold war is over. Nonetheless, U.S. national interests require the United States to help shape the emerging concepts of European security. NATO, as the guardian of European democracy, a force of European stability, and the vehicle consistently used by the United States for involvement in European security, stands at the heart of those interests. The United States and NATO have committed to enlargement. Despite NATO's acceptance of the 'Study on NATO Enlargement' (December 1995), questions linger about NATO expansion. Should NATO expand? Not now. The reason is Russia. Within this context, this project reviews NATO's evolutionary policy process from the end of the cold war through the December 1995 Summit, examines countries with potential for NATO membership, addresses the question of 'Why expand NATO?', and identifies Russia as the crux of the issue.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308552

Entities

People

  • Garth T. Bloxham

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Cis
  • Cold War
  • Continents
  • Czech Republic
  • Department Of Defense
  • Eastern Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Germany
  • Governments
  • International Security
  • Market Economy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.