The future of NATO expansion : four case studies / Zoltan Barany.

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Barany, Zoltan D

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TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (x, 267 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0511061919
9780511061912
9780511509957
0511509952
9780521821698
052182169X
9781107405189
1107405181
1280430923
9781280430923
9786610430925
6610430926
0511204760
9780511204760
0511180624
9780511180620
0511307608
9780511307607
0511070373
9780511070372

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Future of NATO expansion.DDC classification:

355/.031/091821 22

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UA646.8 .B37 2003eb

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Contents:

1. The Pros and Cons of Further Enlargement -- 2. Slovakia: Catching Up to Its Neighbors -- 3. Slovenia: A Regional Leader -- 4. Romania: Twelve Years of Disappointments -- 5. Bulgaria: Progress After Seven Wasted Years -- 6. Conclusion.

Summary: In 1999 three East-Central European states (Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic) gained membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Professor Barany argues that, once it began, the Alliance should continue the enlargement process. Nevertheless he maintains that only states that satisfy NATO's membership criteria should be allowed to join. Through an extensive analysis of four countries, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia who, at the time of the book's original publication in 2003 were NATO aspirants, Barany demonstrates that they were in several important respects unprepared for membership and that there was no pressing reason for NATO's haste. Barany argues that while NATO should be clear that its doors remain open to qualified candidates, the Alliance should hold off further expansion until prospective members will become assets rather than liabilities.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-258) and index.

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In 1999 three East-Central European states (Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic) gained membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Professor Barany argues that, once it began, the Alliance should continue the enlargement process. Nevertheless he maintains that only states that satisfy NATO's membership criteria should be allowed to join. Through an extensive analysis of four countries, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia who, at the time of the book's original publication in 2003 were NATO aspirants, Barany demonstrates that they were in several important respects unprepared for membership and that there was no pressing reason for NATO's haste. Barany argues that while NATO should be clear that its doors remain open to qualified candidates, the Alliance should hold off further expansion until prospective members will become assets rather than liabilities.

English.

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