The Future of NATO Expansion: Four Case Studies

by Zoltan Barany

Overview

Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia have received only scant attention in scholarly literature over the past decade. This book offers an in-depth analysis of the readiness of the four East European states for membership in NATO. Zoltan Barany examines their political, economic, and military conditions and concludes that they do not satisfy NATO's own criteria for membership. He argues, that while NATO should reiterate readiness to accept qualified candidates, it should not dilute its military capabilities by admitting new members who will be consumers of, rather than contributors to, security.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521821698
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/21/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.02(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 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 disappointment; 5. Bulgaria: progress after seven wasted years; Conclusion: comparing the candidates.

Editorial Reviews

"[A] detailed study...Barany persuasively describes why he feels that NATO should enlarge further. [A] thoughtful and well-researched book." Joyce P. Kaufman, Whittier College, Slavic Review

"Within an important sphere of analysis, this is a first class work." Robert E. Hunter, Political Science Quarterly

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