title: Romania – A NATO Member State Vital to Ensuring the Security of the South-East Flank of Europe
abstract: On 29 March 2004, Romania submitted the instruments of ratification at the State Department of the United States of America, the main state of the Treaty of the North Atlantic Alliance. The present year we have celebrated the 15th anniversary since Romania became a member of NATO, but it has also been 70 years since the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (April 1949), being the oldest military alliance. Since its inception, the Alliance has worked to establish a fair order and lasting peace in
journal: SSRN Electronic Journal