LASAS, Ainius <br/><br/>
Restituting victims  :  EU and NATO enlargements through the lenses of collective guilt 

 - Philadelphia, PA :  Routledge,  January 2008 
<br/><br/> 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