James Goldgeier on NATO, its Enlargement, and its Future

Who would be a better ally than Ukrainians? These are people who are fighting so bravely and have shown so much resilience. That's what we should want in an ally.
James Goldgeier

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James Goldgeier is a a Professor of International Relations at American University. He is also a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University's Center on International Security and Cooperation and a Visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. Recently, he is the coeditor with Joshua Itzkowitz Shifrinson of a new book called Evaluating NATO Enlargement: From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War (amzn.to/41sRVXG).

Key Highlights
• Introduction - 0:35
• Purpose of NATO - 2:37
• NATO Expansion - 16:00
• NATO and Democratization - 22:41
• Future of NATO - 32:42
Key Links

Evaluating NATO Enlargement: From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War (amzn.to/3MF0s5E) edited by James Goldgeier and Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson

Power and Purpose: U.S. Policy toward Russia After the Cold War (amzn.to/404N4eo) by James Goldgeier and Michael McFaul

Learn more about James Goldgeier (jamesgoldgeier.com)

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