title: NATO Enlargement: Disaster or Success? Evaluation of Worst CaseScenarios
abstract: Despite the strong criticism against the NATO enlargement
  policy, we can conclude that the enlargement has not caused any
  significant damage to the Alliance. NATO’s internal cohesion
  did not suffer a great loss, as seeking a consensus between
  members is just as difficult as it was in the Cold War period.
  The dividing lines between members on controversial issues are
  not drawn on the grounds of the length of membership. Moreover,
  no new iron curtains have been dropped, as the “new” member
  states 