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Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 28, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 26, 2014

Why Expanding NATO would Deter Russia, Stabilize Europe

By Tomas Valasek and Damon Wilson, CNN GPS

At a time when NATO is facing a period of tensions and confrontation along its borders, does enlargement help or hurt the Alliance?

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Jun 26, 2014

Hansen: Securing Georgia and Using the West’s Capital Wisely

By Ian Hansen

Atlantic Council Program Assistant Ian Hansen writes for the Huffington Post on the importance of securing a strong liberal democracy in Georgia:

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New Atlanticist

Jun 25, 2014

NATO Response on New-Member Applications May Impact Ukraine

By New Atlanticist

‘Enlargement contributes to security because it leads to more predictable relations with Russia’ NATO is again deciding how to respond to Eastern European nations’ requests to join the alliance, this in the face of opposition from Russia that has been underscored this year by President Vladimir Putin’s attacks on Ukraine. NATO foreign ministers are meeting […]

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About a dozen of NATO's 28 members reluctant to see Georgia join alliance

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Jun 24, 2014

NATO Unlikely to Grant Georgia Step to Membership-Diplomats

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

NATO countries, wary of antagonising Russia, are unlikely to grant former Soviet republic Georgia a formal step towards membership of the alliance at a summit in September, NATO diplomats say.

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May 12, 2014

A Twenty-Year Truce Has Brought No Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

By Sabine Freizer

One of Europe’s Most Persistent Conflicts Simmers on in Ukraine’s Shadow Twenty years after Armenians and Azerbaijanis signed a truce in their war over Nagorno-Karabakh, almost no subsequent progress has been made in settling what is one of Europe’s most persistent remaining conflicts. Instead, especially in the past few years, sniper attacks, shelling and land […]

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NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai

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May 2, 2014

NATO Official: Alliance Will Discuss Deployment of ‘Defensive Assets’ in Georgia

By Agenda.ge

NATO Deputy Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia region James Appathurai said in Tbilisi today that he believed the Alliance would discuss whether NATO allies should deploy “defensive assets” in Georgia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 17, 2014

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Apr 18, 2014

Stop Blaming NATO for Putin’s Provocations

By James Goldgeier, New Republic

The principal problem with the argument against NATO enlargement is that it never offers an alternative beyond leaving Europe frozen in time in 1989.

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President Barack Obama, September 28, 2012

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Mar 25, 2014

Obama’s Chance to Ensure a Free Europe

By Simona Kordosova, U.S. News and World Report

In the near term, the U.S. administration should work with its European allies to fully implement its decision on visa bans, economic sanctions and to boycott the G8 summit in Sochi.

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Issue Brief

Feb 27, 2014

Completing Europe: Georgia’s Path to NATO

By Damon Wilson

At his first public address in Washington at the Atlantic Council this week, Georgia’s new prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, unequivocally committed Georgia to a Euro-Atlantic future that would include NATO and European Union membership. Garibashvili argued that Georgia’s democratic credentials, efforts to normalize its relations with Russia in spite of the latter’s provocations, and contribution […]

The Caucasus

In the News

Feb 26, 2014

NYT on Garibashvili’s Visit

The New York Times reports on Georgian Prime MInister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to Washington, including his speech at the Atlantic Council:

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