%0 Journal Article %T Western Values and Strategic Interests? Evaluating Potential Georgian Membership in NATO %A Stephen Herzog %J Central European Journal of International and Security Studies %D 2010 %I Metropolitan University Prague %X Since the Russian-Georgian conflict in August 2008, the Republic of Georgia¡¯s potential membership in NATO has been a hotly contested issue. Unfortunately, the arguments on both sides of the debate often rely on catchphrases such as ¡°vibrant democracy¡± and ¡°corrupt authoritarianism¡± without referencing the Atlantic Alliance¡¯s established enlargement criteria. %U http://cejiss.org/articles/vol4-1/herzog/