Introduction In my essay I will discuss the objections to and advantages of NATO-membership for Central and Eastern European countries. First, I will give you a short historical profile of the post cold-war era. In 1990 the Cold War officially ended. The two military alliances: NATO and the Warsaw Pact signed a treaty that stated they were no longer each others enemies and that they will advocate peace and stability in Europe and the world. One …showed first 75 words of 2384 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2384 total…expand eastwards" International Herald Tribune, 10 Dec. 1993 "A blunt new Yeltsin warning to NATO" NATO review, Nº2 April 1993, "Preparing the ground for an Alliance peacekeeping role", S. And (Italian Minister of Defence) NATO review, Nº2 April 1993, "Putting Germany's post-unification foreign policy to the test", G. Schöllgen De Balans van de 20e eeuw, Harenberg Abbreviations used in the essay NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization PFP: Partnership for Peace CSCE: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe