East or Further East

Bibliographic Data

ID3917746
AuthorsDouglas M Gibler (0000-0002-2245-8915, University of Kentucky, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume36
Issue6
Pages627-637
Publication date1999-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022343399036006002
OpenAlexW2145570624
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

NATO has recently expanded to include several eastern European, formerly communist states. This article uses empirical evidence on alliances and war to argue that this expansion and plans to expand NATO even more may pose a serious threat to international peace since the expanded alliance possesses two of the three major factors that have been found to be associated with war-prone alliances. In addition, it is argued that the expanded alliance may greatly hamper Russia's transition to democracy. The article concludes that a better long-term policy for NATO states to pursue would be an expansion that included Russia but that would be restructured to resolve outstanding territorial disputes in ways similar to the Congress of Vienna of 1815. The potential impact of this expanded NATO on political transitions in the Balkan states is also discussed

Alliance · Communism · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics

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