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NATO: A Brief History of Expansion (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 24, 1998
Report Number 98-51
Report Type Report
Authors Suzanne Stetzer, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

NATO has admitted new members on three different occasions. Depending on the countries admitted, debates in Congress have concentrated upon strategic and political issues, including burdensharing. From NATO's origins, Congress has shown strong interest in sharing the strategic and economic responsibilities in providing for Europe's defense. NATO admitted Greece and Turkey to the alliance in 1952, the Federal Republic of Germany in 1955, and Spain in 1982.