Why Further NATO Expansion Will Be a ‘Huge Mistake’
SputnikNews.com
05.12.2015
On Wednesday, NATO officially invited Montenegro to start accession talks to join the military alliance, despite the fact that this move could further deteriorate relations between Russia and the West.
NATO is putting its bilateral relations with Russia at risk by inviting Montenegro to become a member of the alliance. This step would directly affect Russia’s interests and further alienate the county, political expert Brad Stapleton argued.
“NATO expansion should be based upon careful examination of both costs and benefits,” political expert Brad Stapleton wrote for the National Interest.
According to him, NATO will not receive any significant benefits from Montenegro’s membership, because Montenegro’s troops are small in size and are primarily trained for domestic operations.
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