President George W. Bush and the “Other” Europe Tomas Valasek, Center for Defense Information
President George W. Bush and the “Other” Europe
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Europe & Central Asia
Credit the Serbian People, Not NATO
The people of Yugoslavia did what NATO bombs could not. As in 1989, it was not the military prowess of the western alliance bringing freedom to an Eastern European country, but the power of nonviolent action by the subjugated peoples themselves.
Balkans Overview: Need for a Regional Solution
During the cold war the geopolitical map of the Balkans was relatively simple. Bulgaria and Romania were in the Soviet orbit, Albania was isolated and allied only with the People’s Republic of China, while Greece leaned westward, first as part of NATO and later when it joined the European Economic Community. Tito’s Yugoslavia, occupying the greatest section of the Balkan Peninsula, was officially non-aligned.
U.S.-EU Trade Issues
U.S., Greece, and Turkey
President Bill Clinton’s visit to NATO allies Greece and Turkey is raising new questions about the ongoing strategic relationship the United States has with these two historic rivals, particularly in the light of the anti-American demonstrations which delayed and shortened the planned presidential visit.
Keys to Stability in the Balkans
Key Points
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy at the End of the Century:
Containment Lite: U.S. Policy Toward Russia and Its Neighbors
f the U.S. government had wanted to destroy Russia from the inside out, it couldn’t have devised a more effective policy than its so-called “strategic partnership.”
Turkey: Arms and Human Rights
NATO at 50
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