NATO Enlargement

Abstract

This report provides a brief summary of the last round of NATO enlargement. The report analyzes the key military and political issues in the debate over seven prospective members named at NATO's Prague summit. It then provides an overview of the positions of the allies and of Russia on enlargement, citing the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States It concludes with a discussion of recent legislation on enlargement. This report will be updated as needed. See also CRS Report RS2l354, The NATO Summit at Prague, 2002, CRS Report RL30l68, NATO Applicant Status: A Status Report, and CRS Report RS21510, NATO`s Decision-Making Procedure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2003
Accession Number
ADA469378

Entities

People

  • Paul E. Gallis

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Czech Republic
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • Security
  • State Governments
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government and Public Administration Law.