WASHINGTON, D.C.: Seen from Eastern and Central Europe NATO is an alliance with a great future. Seen from the United States, NATO is an alliance in deep crisis. From Poland to Hungary, from the Czech Republic to Romania, the citizenry and the governments want their countries to be admitted to NATO as soon as possible. From Washington to Los Angeles, many Americans worry that NATO is an alliance without a purpose, has become weak, and has miserably failed in Bosnia (even though NATO never was committed to keep the peace among or within the former Yugoslav republics).
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Seen from Eastern and Central Europe NATO is an alliance with a great future. Seen from the United States, NATO is an alliance in deep crisis. From Poland to Hungary, from the Czech Republic to Romania, the citizenry and the governments want their countries to be admitted to NATO as soon as possible. From Washington to Los Angeles, many Americans worry that NATO is an alliance without a purpose, has become weak, and has miserably failed in Bosnia (even though NATO never was committed to keep the peace among or within the former Yugoslav republics).