Why NATO and the EU Must Reopen Their Doors to the Balkans
June 26, 2014
Summary:
To help contain Russia, Washington must use its influence to break the stalemate within Europe over NATO and EU expansion in the Balkans.
Imagine that you lead a small Balkan country that ardently aspires to join Western institutions. But your country also has long-standing cultural and economic ties to Russia, akin to those that have riven Ukraine in recent months. Then, the West imposes sanctions on Moscow and you are pushed to choose: Are you with the West, or against it?