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May 16, 2012
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NATO Should Not Leave Georgia Hanging in Chicago

By Richard Weitz | Defense and Military

An important challenge for U.S. diplomacy during the upcoming NATO summit is to ensure that the lack of a decision to enlarge NATO does not become a defining outcome of the gathering. NATO leaders have always emphasized that the alliance maintains an “open door” to new members, and the Chicago summit should be no exception. Perhaps nowhere is this more relevant than in the case of Georgia.

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Abu Muqawama: Locating the Real Risk of Syria Spillover in Lebanon, Iraq

By Andrew Exum | War and Conflict

Over the past week, we have seen the first real case of sectarian violence spilling over from Syria into Lebanon. This may seem like an odd time, then, to pour cold water on the risks of Syria’s sectarian conflict reigniting dormant civil conflicts in Lebanon and also Iraq. To be sure, there is a danger the violence in Syria will spill over into those countries, just not in the way that most suppose.

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