Bucharest summit Commentary

The Feckless Alliance

Ted Galen Carpenter | Apr 06, 2009
Although Obama thought he could convince them otherwise, our NATO allies are content to cheerlead while we do all the heavy lifting in Afghanistan.

Ich Bin Ein Berliner?

Donald K. Bandler
A. Wess Mitchell
| Jan 22, 2009
Obama got a rapturous welcome as a candidate in Berlin. But will the Germans show him any love as president? It’s increasingly likely they might not.

Blackball Georgia

Doug Bandow | Sep 22, 2008
NATO is encouraging membership bids left and right, for countries not even part of Europe. But is this in line with its original aims or good defense policy for America?

Georgia on Our Mind

Morton Abramowitz | Sep 16, 2008
It’s not over yet—the Georgian conflict has pressing consequences for energy security, NATO and the European Union.

The Limits of Deterrence

Ted Galen Carpenter | Sep 03, 2008
Russia’s invasion of Georgia showed that if American security commitments are not genuine, then they are meaningless.

Playing with Fire

Doug Bandow | Aug 11, 2008
Now that war has broken out between Georgia and Russia, some are saying that granting NATO membership to Tbilisi would have averted the crisis. How wrong they are.

Can You Handle the Truth?

The Editors | Jul 09, 2008
Missile defense is on the agenda again, this time at the G8. The United States has just signed a deal with the Czechs, to Russian protests. At The Nixon Center, Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin explained Moscow’s concerns.

Lost Without a MAP

Tsotne Bakuria | Apr 15, 2008
Europe was wrong to reject Georgia’s NATO bid at the Bucharest summit earlier this month. Though far from perfect, Tbilisi is ready to join—and alliance members should take notice.

Bucharest's Aftermath

Charles A. Kupchan | Apr 04, 2008
Despite protests by the United States, European NATO members made the right decision by not extending membership action plans to Ukraine and Georgia.

A Successful NATO Summit

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 04, 2008
Georgia’s and Ukraine’s plans to join NATO hit a roadblock on Thursday. But that doesn’t make the Bucharest summit a failure for the United States—far from it.

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