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This paper examines the development of the Republic of Georgia through thelens of the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP), namely its political andeconomic reforms, military development and territorial and border integrity. Georgia is attempting to realign with Western Europe and extract itself from theshadow of its former Soviet master. It sees NATO membership as its mostimportant strategic goal and its safest bet for integrating into the internationalcommunity. Despite improvements in its political, social and militarydevelopment, Georgia’s border disputes, territorial instability, and tensionsbetween Russia and Western Europe have left in doubt Georgia’s chances atentering NATO and holding onto control of its own destiny.
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