Restituting victims : EU and NATO enlargements through the lenses of collective guilt
By: LASAS, Ainius
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ArticlePublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Routledge, January 2008Journal of European Public Policy 15, 1, p. 98-116Abstract: Following the disintegration of the Soviet bloc, many Central and Eastern European countries launched a vigorous 'come back to Europe' campaign, which primarily focused on accession to NATO and the European Union. I interpret the decisions of the Euro-Atlantic community to enlarge eastward as a historical restitution for countries affected by the 'black trinity': the Munich Agreement, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and the Yalta-Potsdam Conferences. Collective guilt of the Euro-Atlantic community transformed the process of accession by constraining the opposition, creating a sense of urgency, and shaping the geographical scope of Eastern enlargement
Following the disintegration of the Soviet bloc, many Central and Eastern European countries launched a vigorous 'come back to Europe' campaign, which primarily focused on accession to NATO and the European Union. I interpret the decisions of the Euro-Atlantic community to enlarge eastward as a historical restitution for countries affected by the 'black trinity': the Munich Agreement, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and the Yalta-Potsdam Conferences. Collective guilt of the Euro-Atlantic community transformed the process of accession by constraining the opposition, creating a sense of urgency, and shaping the geographical scope of Eastern enlargement
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