A better term is "neutrality" like Austria and Switzerland, or non-alignment like Yugoslavia. There is no reason why all countries in Europe should become NATO members--if they do not want it.https://twitter.com/BrankoMilan/status/1487095851856105479 …
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According to John Lukacs, there was a moment after Stalin's death when Western leaders & policy makers -- including Churchill & Kennan -- talked seriously pushing for a neutral Europe. Eisenhower & Dulles scuttled the idea.
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I think it was a "Neutral Germany" e.g. a similar arrangement that Eisenhower (over Dulles objections) did agree to on Austria. But I think Eisenhower just thought Germany was too big (and potentially dangerous) a country. Keeping Germany divided & effectively occupied better.
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Yes, the purpose of Nato is not just to keep the Russians out but the Americans in and the Germans down.
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