A View from Central Europe: NATO`s eastern expansion
Martin Michelot commented on possible enlargement of NATO for GLOBSEC Policy Institute.
What are the positions of NATO member countries towards enlargement? Why are some countries against such enlargement? And what could be the role of V4 countries in this process?
“The question of NATO enlargement is one of the most under-discussed, underrepresented question of NATO dynamics.”
You can watch the entire video here.
#NATO #enlargement #V4
Martin Michelot
Senior Associate Research Fellow
Senior Associate Research Fellow
Expertise: NATO and transatlantic security, European foreign policy and defense, French politics, elections and society, Visegrad Four and Central Europe, EU institutional issues
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