The future of NATO expansion : four case studies /

The future of NATO expansion : four case studies /

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Author / Creator:	Barany, Zoltan D.
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 267 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	North Atlantic Treaty Organization. North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Membership. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Membership requirements. Military readiness. Europe, Eastern -- Defenses. Eastern Europe.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11131385

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ISBN:	0511061919 9780511061912 9780511509957 0511509952 9780521821698 052182169X 9781107405189 1107405181 1280430923 9781280430923 9786610430925 6610430926 0511204760 9780511204760 0511180624 9780511180620 0511307608 9780511307607 0511070373 9780511070372 052182169X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-258) and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Barany, Zoltan D. Future of NATO expansion. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 052182169X

Table of 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.