Worth reading — a good rundown on why keeping Georgia out of NATO might not be out of sync with a general desire to add more nations to NATO. This is Hilzoy laying out her specific position, but the arc of her post talks is relevant in many other situations. Often, sound policy can’t follow a simple slogan and is fraught by apparent contradictions. We live in a world full of grays, and trying to fit a black and white frame on it often doesn’t work.

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