NATO Expansion Could Spark New Arms Race
Nick Amies, Deutsche Welle | April 25, 2008
There is more to NATO's enlargement plans than the official explanations imply. ++ “NATO is just a vehicle and another opportunity to extend its hard power globally” says Dan Plesch. ++ Regional dominance in former Soviet territory countervails potential return of Russian ambition. ++ NATO would gain influence over oil supplies, too. ++ Therefore Russian perception of threat by NATO is not so unreasonable.
