Lessons of Euro-atlantic cynicism

Europe is suffocating from an uncontrolled flow of migrants. The terrorist threat has ceased to be something ephemeral seen only on the news reports about the Middle East. It is as real as never before and the "green zones" are almost gone. Needless to say that the situation in the world economy and labor market is far from being "optimistic."

On this fertile soil sprouts of nationalism spring more often and eurosceptic's positions are becoming more stronger. The number of supporters of the "National Front" in France and "Alternative for Germany" in Germany is constantly growing. Meanwhile Britain is thinking of making the so-called "Brexit". Manifestations of nationalism and racial intolerance have become commonplace even in the US.

It would seem that in this situation the hearts and minds of the EU and US policy makers should be engaged in untangling these political and social problems. Should be seeking a way out of the financial crisis, increasing the effectiveness of measures to combat international terrorism ... But no! The West continues to seek signs of a "Russian threat" and "fight" it, funding this adventure with billions of dollars.

One of such adventures has become the invitation of a small Balkan republic into NATO. The fact that a couple of thousand of Montenegrin soldiers will not strengthen the military bloc is quite obvious, as well as the fact that membership in the alliance will only worsen the country's economic struggle. Why then does the alliance headed by Washington so desperately tries to draw Podgorica? A former Pentagon spokesman J.D.Gordon recently stated in an article posted in Washington Times: Montenegro must be included into NATO, so the "Russian bear" won't get it.

Thus the opinion Montenegrins does not bother the alliance. NATO has a very efficient tool to achieve this goal - the current Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic, also known to be one "godfathers" of the Balkan mafia. Too much has already been said and written about the people's attitude toward their permanent leader. And not only on media pages, but also on Montenegrin city squares. And the closer Montenegro gets to NATO, the more people take to the streets to demand PM's resignation and reelection of the government.

There are a lot of reasons for public protest. First of all goes Milo Djukanovic's paranoid reluctance to allow people to express their attitude towards the Euro-Atlantic integration on a national referendum. But today is a special occasion. On the Thursday, March 24 in the center of Podgorica, residents of a small Balkan country showed that they remember how NATO was knocking on their doors 17 years ago. How innocent children, women and elders were indiscriminately killed. And now with a cynical smirk Brussels offers Montenegrins to betray the memory of the victims of the alliance's aggression. Why? Apparently, in order to protect Podgorica from "Russian aggression," used by the EU politicians to frighten their population in the good old traditions of the "Cold War."

The problem is that Montenegrins don't believe in the "terrible Russian bear." And today they once again stated that. Similar opinion is heard from other NATO member countries.