Unfulifiled Promises: The Impact of Accession on Military Expenditure Trends for New NATO Members

We examine the impact of NATO membership on military expenditures among countries that are closely linked by the timing of their accession to the alliance. The nations analyzed are the Visegrad, the Baltic, and the Adriatic countries. We conclude that a commitment to join NATO has an impact on a cou...

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Published in:Comparative strategy 2010-09, Vol.29 (5), p.432
Main Authors: Amara, Jomana, Paskevics, Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Defense spending
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Impact analysis
International organizations
Memberships
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Summary:We examine the impact of NATO membership on military expenditures among countries that are closely linked by the timing of their accession to the alliance. The nations analyzed are the Visegrad, the Baltic, and the Adriatic countries. We conclude that a commitment to join NATO has an impact on a country's military expenditure level - it increases up to the membership point, and then starts to decline. However, on average, none of the country groups that joined NATO reached the informal guideline of military expenditures at 2 percent of GDP. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0149-5933
1521-0448