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Russia and the West
What Gorbachev Did Not Hear

The Soviets did not receive any blanket assurance about NATO enlargement in 1990-91. More to the point, NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement is not the reason for the current crisis in European security.

Published on: March 12, 2018
Kirk Bennett is a retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer who worked principally on issues related to the post-Soviet space.
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