Saturday, April 9, 2016

The Case for Georgia Joining NATO


Philip Seib, Huffington Post

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Excerpt:
Given the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, Georgia is seeking to strengthen its ties to the West. It has been persistent in its effort to be granted membership in NATO, which was the topic of an early-April conference in Tbilisi that attracted participants including Georgia’s president, prime minister, and numerous other officials, as well as the U.S. ambassador, NATO representatives, and an array of other regional security experts. ...
Much emphasis at the conference was placed on public diplomacy. Georgia’s greatest asset in its quest for membership is moral suasion, an element of soft power. Further, communication techniques in this process are invaluable, particularly because Russia is so skillful in its use of disinformation. ...

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