Conditions for membership in Nato, from their web-site.
Does Georgia now qualify? With their August 7th attack on South Ossetia, did they break the NATO membership conditions?

Have they "worked to resolve outstanding disputes with neighbours and have made an overall commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes"
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Have they "treated minority populations in accordance with the guidelines of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)" ?


NATO
Aspirant countries are expected to participate in the Membership Action Plan to prepare for potential membership and demonstrate their ability to meet the obligations and commitments of possible future membership. They must then be officially invited by NATO to begin accession talks with the Alliance.

Countries seeking NATO membership have to be able to demonstrate that they are in a position to further the principles of the 1949 Washington Treaty and contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. In addition, they are also expected to meet certain political, economic and military goals, which are laid out in the 1995 Study on NATO Enlargement. These include providing evidence:

    * that they each represent a functioning democratic, political system based on a market economy;
    * that they treat minority populations in accordance with the guidelines of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE);
    * that they have worked to resolve outstanding disputes with neighbours and have made an overall commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes;
    * have the ability and willingness to make a military contribution to the Alliance and to achieve interoperability with other members' forces;
    * and are committed to democratic civil-military relations and institutional structures.