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All items tagged MAPsOpen Think Tank ArticlesMay 25, 2009 | NATO: Striking Bargains with Member States and RussiaMemo 17: Enlargement, Russian relations and internal cooperation will test NATO’s ability to compromise and strike bargains in the upcoming months and years. In return for greater decision-making power, European NATO member states must increase contributions to the Alliance. ... MoreApril 2, 2009 | How to Extend NATO's MAP to Ukraine and GeorgiaFabian Martin Lieschke: US leadership can respond to the more imminent challenge of Iranian nuclear ambitions and extend NATO’s Membership Action Plan (MAP) to Ukraine and Georgia. Here is a recommendation to President Obama. ... MoreMay 7, 2008 | Dire Consequences of Ukraine and Georgia Joining NATOvalentine anatolevich akishkin: The issue of NATO enlargement and membership to NATO divides the Ukrainian people. The split reflects the countries division along ethnical and geographical lines. Integrating Ukraine into the Alliance would more likely lead to confusion and conflict than democracy. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJanuary 21, 2009 | Yushchenko Must Use Gas Deal for Ukrainian UnityThe two-week gas war between Ukraine and Russia was only partly about money. ++ Russia wanted to split the Ukrainian leadership, where support for leader President Yushchenko has fallen to 5%. ++ PM Tymoshenko has also been weakened, as she faces responsibility for the financial downturn. ++ President Putin miscalculated: Russian pressure has unified pro-western Ukrainians, as the EU refused to ... MoreDecember 18, 2008 | NATO Must Find Political VoiceNATO has become “a military alliance without any political clout” and is in the midst of an identity crisis. ++ The campaign in Afghanistan is suffering because of NATO’s lack of a political voice and a lack of cohesion between Brits and Americans ++ Its vacillation over granting MAPs to Georgia and Ukraine for fear of upsetting Russia is further evidence of its ... More |
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