The Costs and Dangers of NATO Expansion, FPIF
Key Problems With the end of the cold war and the demise of the Soviet threat, NATO must find new rationales for its existence. The Clinton administration is urging NATO to welcome new members from East-Central Europe as early as 1999. The U.S. treats expansion as a fait accompli, but many serious obstacles remain. The… Continue reading The Costs and Dangers of NATO Expansion, FPIF
US and Former Yugoslavia: Improving on Dayton
Key Problems The Clinton administration has gradually accepted the partition of Bosnia. The administration negotiated the Dayton Accords in part to improve Clinton’s re-election chances. The Dayton Accords have largely stopped the bloodshed in Bosnia, but remain deeply flawed. When war erupted in the former Yugoslavia in 1991, the U.S. kept its distance. “We do… Continue reading US and Former Yugoslavia: Improving on Dayton
Restructuring East-Central European Economies
Key Problems Structural adjustment has been pitched as the only acceptable economic reform model. This unpopular reform has created political and economic instability. In promoting structural adjustment, the U.S. has concentrated on short-term profits for businesses and narrow diplomatic gain. In 1990, after the collapse of its communist governments, East-Central Europe confronted a daunting challenge:… Continue reading Restructuring East-Central European Economies
Europe’s New Nationalism: States and Minorities in Conflict
In the short period since the end of the Cold War, Europeans have witnessed the rebirth of nationalism as a harrowing threat to stability on the continent. The collapse of Yugoslavia, the newly-won independence of the Baltic states, the unification of Germany, the bloody civil wars in Bosnia, and Georgia, Chechnia’s abortive attempt at independence, and state-sanctioned xenophobia in France all attest to the rapid expansion of nationalist fervor in Europe.