Western opponents of NATO’s Eastward Expansion: a time of missed opportunities
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2023_4_26
Abstract
The article examines conceptual approaches of NATO expansion’s opponents including former Western policy-makers, diplomats and experts in the 1990-s. Special attention is paid to the critical geopolitical and liberal assessments and possible consequences of NATO expansion threatening both to European and Russian security.
About the Author
О. Ivanov
Diplomatic Academy, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
IVANOV Oleg P. – Professor, Doctor of Political Science
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For citations:
Ivanov О. Western opponents of NATO’s Eastward Expansion: a time of missed opportunities. Обозреватель–Observer. 2023;(4):26-37. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2023_4_26
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