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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

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Blackball Georgia

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?

NATO's New Rival

There is a new counterweight to NATO. The crisis in Georgia has brought balancing back.

Lost Without a MAP

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.

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May 27, 2012