Enlargement, being the central pillar of NATO, has been left out of the agenda in Chicago, yet this has to be rectified, says the Chief Operating Officer at Blue Star Strategies, Sally Painter, in her analysis for the newspaper of the US Congress The Hill, Vecer reports.

Painter argues that by leaving out countries, such as Macedonia, which met all conditions and continuously contribute to the collective defense of the Alliance, weakens security, stability and prosperity.

Painter also criticizes NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who said that the Hague decision did not change anything and that Macedonia would be admitted to the Alliance after it resolves the name issue, which postpones the process indefinitely, although the Court in the Hague stated clearly that the name issue cannot be used as an excuse to deny Macedonia membership of the North-Atlantic Alliance.