ASSESSMENTS

U.S.-Russian Summit: Negotiating NATO Expansion

Jul 7, 2009 | 16:25 GMT

Summary

U.S. President Barack Obama appeared to reveal a new policy for NATO accession for former Soviet states, or at least that is how Russia sees it. The apparent concessions are merely a shift in the public position on the qualifications of a competent NATO member, but the United States can easily renege on this new policy if it perceives that Moscow is backtracking on its commitments.

The United States appears to be willing to concede NATO expansion in order to bargain with Russia on other issues....

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