By Natalia Konarzewska
June 24th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Once again, NATO will likely turn down Georgia’s bid for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) during the Alliance’s fast-approaching Warsaw summit on 8-9 July. Instead, NATO assures that Georgia will receive a firm declaration and a strengthened package of support during the summit, but no details have been yet specified. Apparently, some of NATO’s most powerful members are anxious that offering Tbilisi more will irritate Russia, which is already protesting plans to further strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. While NATO at present does not close the door to the future enlargements, Georgians are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with their country’s inability to clear the path to membership – a fact eagerly exploited by outlets for Russian propaganda, which are gaining strength in Georgia.
- Georgia
- South Caucasus
- Georgia MAP
- NATO
- NATO Warsaw Summit
- Georgian Dream
- United National Movement
- Abkhazia
- South Ossetia
- NATOGeorgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC)
- Georgia Noble partner
- NATORussia Council
- Ukraine
- NATO 28+2 format
- Black Sea region
- NATO associated membership
- Montenegro
- Russia