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It's worth mentioning that initial expansion into Warsaw Pact countries was actually frowned upon by NATO: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Future_of_NATO/U

by vore 5y ago

It's worth mentioning that initial expansion into Warsaw Pact countries was actually frowned upon by NATO: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Future_of_NATO/U0DKEhe7Z6EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA200&printsec=frontcover https://www.google.com/books/edition/Future_of_NATO/U0DKEhe7... Mearsheimer points the finger at an enthusiastic expansion of NATO here and draws a line from it to the West being at fault, but I don't think it was really the case.

rich_sasha 5y ago
Not a single one of the Warsaw Pact countries wanted to be in it (except Russia, maybe Cuba - no idea). As soon as Russia’s occupation of half of Europe was over, all these countries couldn’t run away from Russia and WP fast enough, and joined NATO. So it wasn’t independent peoples joining a defensive pact, but Russia dislocating its arms onto stolen territory. Only exceptions are Belarus, which effectively remains under Russian thumb, and Ukraine which didn’t make it (and had, now dead, significant pro Russian sentiment).
- jacquesm 5y ago
  I think Serbia rates a mention, though I don't know in what capacity.
  - oblio 5y ago
    Serbia was part of Yugoslavia, which was non-aligned.