A Reply to Andreas Umland
Andreas Umland writes that it would be senseless for Ukraine to aspire to NATO membership though it is desirable. The main reasons he cites are the dawning realization of the danger and potent threat that Russia presents to both Eastern Europe and the West, coupled with a residual unwillingness to accept the full dimensions of that threat. The paradoxical nature of those reasons does not disqualify his argument. After all, one way to wish away the threat is to minimize it while leaving the burden of defense to those most directly in its path. As Winston …read more
Source: Atlantic Council