Debate: Should NATO Expand To Protect Montenegro?

Two experts, Jeffrey Tayler and Bodo Weber, debate this important issue.

By Zach Abramowitz

onMarch 27, 2017 at 7:12 PMMarch 29, 2017 at 1:04 AM

FYI, here’s where Montenegro is.

Raise your hand if you can find Montenegro on a map.

If you raised your hand, put it down because you were lying.

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And yet, this tiny and often dysfunctional Balkan state is currently at the heart of a significant debate in the Senate about NATO expansion. President Trump made a splash during the campaign when he suggested ending NATO altogether, not to mention recent Tweets accusing Germany of not paying its fair NATO share.

…vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2017

But, this week, the Senate plans to vote on a bill approving Montenegro’s NATO membership, despite loud opposition from noted senators like Mike Lee and Rand Paul. To shed light on this important issue, I’ve invited two vocal experts on this issue: Jeffrey Tayler, contributing editor for The Atlantic, and Bodo Weber, senior member of the Democratization Policy Council. Follow the debate as it unfolds live.