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Analyzes MAP as well as the Partnership for Peace (PfP) between NATO and Central and Eastern European countries, adopted in 1994; argues that as the nine states currently participating in MAP implement political, economic, and defense reforms, membership should be made available to them and to other candidates which meet these standards. Countries currently participating in MAP: Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Rumania, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia.

The NATO Washington Summit and the war in Kosovo pose serious challenges for the Partnership for Peace (PEP) in implementing reforms among its 24 partners and dealing with the expectation of the nine partners seeking NATO membership. Because the nine partners of the Membership Action Plan (MAP) have heightened expectations of NATO membership, the continuing lack of an invitation could lead to disillusionment. This could lead to cleavage among MAP partners. ... The North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC), formed in November 1991, brought former adversaries together to talk and to begin multilateral cooperation, not partnership. The emerging political dialogue helped Central and East European (CEE) politicians to better understand defense requirements; they slowly began to realize that defense encompassed more than just military issues (e.g. civil emergency planning, air space management, etc.). (SOI : MO: S. 97f.)