Re-watch│Evaluating NATO Enlargement: from Cold War victory to Russia-Ukraine War

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the enlargement of NATO (from the late 1990s to early 2000s) has been blamed for the deterioration of NATO-Russia relations, Russia’s increasing belligerence and has been used as an excuse by the Russian government for its invasion of Ukraine. But NATO enlargement has also been incorporated into discussions on the ability of Europe to maintain its own security and the desire for greater European strategic autonomy. So, what is the history and consequences of NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement into Central and Eastern Europe?

On the 17th of May 2023, HCSS will be hosting an online seminar to discuss NATO enlargement and its consequences. The online seminar follows the recent publication of Evaluating NATO Enlargement: From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War by Palgrave Macmillan (Eds. James Goldgeier and Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson) and will act as an expert book launch for the work.

Speakers:
- Anna van Zoest, Director of the Netherlands Atlantic Association
- James Goldgeier, The Brookings Institution
- Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson, Boston University
- Paul van Hooft, Senior Strategic Analyst at HCSS
- Tim Sweijs, Director of Research at HCSS

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Uitstekende discussie, looking fwd to the report.👍