Former communist states are the keenest advocates of NATO expansion from its old transatlantic position towards the Black Sea and even, one day, to the Caspian Sea.

• 北约的势力范围已经从原有的大西洋彼岸扩大到了黑海地区，甚至有一天可能会到达里海地区，而这些前共产主义国家正是北约扩张最热心的拥护者。