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What Should Have Happened in Bucharest

NATO recently held its twentieth summit in Bucharest, Romania to deal with key issues facing the alliance, including one of the thorniest – expansion of its membership.  While Romania, one of NATO's most recent members, was an enthusiastic host and took great pride in its new role, some aspiring members of the alliance did not get the warmest reception.  The sad result is that NATO lost an opportunity to build upon, and reinforce, an important aspect of its post-Cold War raison d'etre.

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This article was originally published in The Root.

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