title: The Bulgarian Membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Its Impact on Bulgarian Interests in the Black Sea Region
abstract: NATO enlargement eastward to the Black Sea was made possible after the fall of the Iron Curtain by gradually increasing geopolitical interest of the countries in the region and was achieved despite Russian opposition. It considers that the alliance is dangerously close to its borders in the East resulting in political and military challenges. One of the biggest factors contributing to these challenges is the re-emergence of Russian aggressiveness, increasingly willing to challenge NATO in order 
journal: Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) Digital Library (US Army Combined Arms Center)