Policy Paper “EU and NATO Membership – Way Forward For Croatia”

Introduction

‍By joining the EU and NATO, Croatia has undoubtedly fulfilled its two main foreign policy goals. The debate about reaching the point where it is today has lasted for a lengthy period of time. It reflected the complexity of the process itself and efforts undertaken to achieve the aforementioned goals. However, it seems that there were very few attempts to think further ahead and pragmatically assess the country’s policies in a new environment and period to come. What are the ways forward for a new member of EU and NATO in a specific Southeast European environment?

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