The next battleground for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a rocky seaside Balkan state of 650,000 people.
The conflict in Ukraine is fueling a behind-the-scenes struggle within the Western military alliance over a proposal to bring in Montenegro, which lies 2,000 kilometers southwest and four borders from Russia but has gotten entangled in that crisis.
Months before a preliminary decision is due in December on its membership application, Montenegro has become the test case of NATO’s willingness to keep an “open door.” The divisions over future enlargement reflect — roughly but not exactly — differences over how the West ought to …read more
Source: European Voice
