NATO After the First Tranche: A Strategic Rationale for Enlargement

Abstract

The first tranche of NATO enlargement-adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year-will help stabilize an historically unstable region and bring security benefits to all of Europe. Enlargement raises a number of difficult questions. How should enlargement unfold in the future? What should be the standards for selecting new members? Above all, what is NATO trying to achieve by enlarging further? Enlargement needs to be guided by an explicit strategic rationale. Membership should not be granted simply for democratic conduct. Enlargement should occur only when it enhances NATO as a credible military alliance and produces compelling security benefits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA394244

Entities

People

  • Hans Binnendijk
  • Richard L. Kugler

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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  • Counter WMD
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  • Alliances
  • Central Europe
  • Czech Republic
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Systems
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Market Economy
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Rapid Deployment
  • Security
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  • United States
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