The series of "myths" that the official NATO page sets out to dispel in one section mocks the very term "NATO expansion" — strongly suggesting that it's so misleading, the words shouldn't even be used in conversation or in media reporting.

Here is what NATO claims as part of its 'debunking' and setting forth of 'facts'… The wording "NATO expansion" is already part of the myth . NATO did not hunt for new members or want to "expand eastward." NATO respects every nation's right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone. Via Reuters In recent days Terry Cowan – a geopolitical commentator and Lecturer of History at […]