The Future of NATO Expansion

Four Case Studies

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by Zoltan Barany

Cambridge University Press

Due/Published July 2003, 256 pages, cloth

ISBN 052182169X

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the readiness of the four East European states--Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia--for membership in NATO. Zoltan Barany examines their political, economic, and military conditions and concludes that they do not satisfy NATO's own criteria for membership. He argues, that while NATO should reiterate readiness to accept qualified candidates, it should not dilute its military capabilities by admitting new members who will be consumers of, rather than contributors to, security.

Contents

Introduction; 1. The pros and cons of (further) enlargement; 2. Slovakia: catching up to its neighbors; 3. Slovenia: a regional leader; 4. Romania: twelve years of disappointment; 5. Bulgaria: progress after seven wasted years; Conclusion: comparing the candidates.