NATO
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Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic formally join NATO today.
The entry of these three former Warsaw Pact nations into the
US-led alliance and their ongoing negotiations to join the
European Union mark a dramatic shift in the political landscape
and symbolize the final demise of a divided Europe. However, a
number of questions and difficulties remain. Not the least of
these is relations with Russia, which has consistently expressed
its disapproval of NATO expanding eastward. Should the country
come under the control of nationalist political parties, an
expanded NATO may actually increase rather than mitigate security
concerns and political tensions. Another untested factor is public
opinion within the new NATO member countries. The realities of
NATO membership -- increased defense spending and the prospect of
military operations against fellow Europeans in Yugoslavia -- may
quickly e

Address : http://www.nato.int
Archived: first capture 1998
Reviewed : 12 March 1999, by The Scout Report
Source  : Recovered for this collection
          The Scout Report, Net Scout Services / InterNIC, 1994-99
          lycos9510
          Verbatim copies permitted provided this notice
          is preserved. Copyright Susan Calcari.
Tags    : Science & Institutions, Scout Report

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