NATO

Enlargement

• ‘There was no promise not to enlarge NATO’

• Why would anyone even care about a verbal promise to a dead leader of a non-existent state?

Poland

• Poland’s Road to NATO from the Perspective of Poland’s Ambassador to Washington
• POLAND, THE ISSUE OF NATO EXPANSION AND THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS

Baltics

• https://twitter.com/BadBalticTakes/status/1567068652729516032
• “Let’s talk about why the Baltic nations are not ‘former Soviet states’.” (thread) (pdf)
• https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/tim-kaine-and-cory-gardner-why-we-stand-nato/586456/

"I have the honor to offer my best wishes to the signatories of the North Atlantic Pact, and to express my confidence that they, inspired by the ideals of democracy, of individual liberty, and the rule of law, will strive relentlessly for peace with justice, which excludes peace at any price. Therefore, I express the belief that countries which were forcibly deprived of self-government and independence will benefit by this noble endeavor."

Popular support - votes and polls

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:NATO_membership_referendums

If you could vote for or against your country’s membership in NATO, how would you vote?

• NATO Seen Favorably Across Member States
• If you could vote for or against your country’s membership in NATO, how would you vote?
• NATO pre-Summit polling results show historically high level of support for NATO, 22 June 2022
• Poll: Europeans from NATO countries embrace US defense

USA

• Support for US Commitment to NATO at 48-Year High, September 14, 2022

UK

• Support for NATO membership has become firmer in Britain, Spain and Poland since March

Finland

• Finnish Support for NATO Membership Jumps to 76% in Latest Poll, May 9, 2022
• Poll: Citizens' willingness to defend Finland, support for Nato hit all time high
• Finnish Support For NATO Membership Rises To 78 Percent, Poll Shows, November 23, 2022
• Yle poll: Support for Nato membership soars to 76%
• Most Finns, Swedes Approve of NATO's Leadership

https://frontnews.eu/en/news/details/35176

Ukraine

• Record 83% of Ukrainians want NATO membership -poll, October 4, 2022

• Putin’s plan to stop Ukraine turning to the west has failed – our survey shows support for Nato is at an all-time high January 4, 2023]