Expanding NATO: does adding new members pose serious risks?

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Controversy exists on whether adding former Soviet bloc nations to NATO is too risky, either financially or towards peace with Russia. NATO currently has 16 members, and 12 formerly communist nations have applied for membership. These include former nations of Yugoslavia, of the Warsaw Pact and of the Soviet Union. Russians have resentment over a loss of allied nations to NATO, and some western analysts fear that any alienation of Russia may be dangerous. Other analysts fear the US will have to spend billions helping the new members. NATO will have a summit on July 8, 1997 and decide on which applicants to invite in.

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Does NATO enlargement serve U.S. interests?

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Disagreement exists on whether adding former Soviet bloc nations to NATO is good for America. Supporters see their joining NATO as preventing war, adding allies, promoting democracy and undoing the Soviet Union's postwar division of Europe. Critics see the new memberships as increasing tension between the west and Russia, including America and Russia. Other border nations such as the Baltics and Ukraine could also become stressed. Russian resentment over a loss of nations to NATO could cripple relations such as arms control.

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Would expanding NATO to include central and East European countries threaten Russia?

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Some people believe that the expansion of NATO to central and East European countries would threaten Russia, while others think that NATO expansion would provide security and stability to the region. NATO expansionists may face difficulties in trying to explain their rationale for such a move, although Russia has begun developing a working relationship with NATO.

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