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All items tagged EU membershipOpen Think Tank ArticlesDecember 8, 2009 | What the EU Can Learn from NATOOlaf Theiler: The EU should draw on NATO’s Partnership for Peace Program, as an example of a successful framework to be adopted for aspiring member states in the Balkans. If implemented as part of an extended offer, this framework could link ESDP with Neighborhood Policy, thereby creating incentives for cooperation. ... MoreDecember 3, 2009 | Why the Cyprus Dispute Still Has Not Been ResolvedDeniz Sonalp: The Cyprus conflict has been waiting to be resolved since the island was partitioned in 1963. It is not only a problem between the two communities on the island; it is also an international matter which has important effects on the political positions of many states. ... MoreNovember 26, 2009 | Turkey's Holistic ApproachStefanie Jennifer Tetenburg: Current fears that Turkey is moving away from its Euro-Atlantic orientation are misguided. Ankara is indeed strengthening ties with its Muslim neighbors but it is also improving relations with Russia and Armenia. The West should, instead, focus on the benefits that Turkey’s multilateral foreign policy can bring. ... MoreNovember 20, 2009 | Turkey is Key to Europe's Energy DiversificationSonja Davidovic: Turkey can play a key role in overcoming existing hurdles to the realization of the Nabucco pipeline project, which will augment Europe’s energy security. In return the EU should assist Turkey on its path to EU membership. ... MoreNovember 20, 2009 | Ankara: Looking West, Moving East?Gamze Avci: Turkey’s fatigue with the EU has accommodated the diversification of its foreign policy. The perceived uncertainty about the accession process has slowed down reforms and has reduced EU leverage over Ankara. But, at present the mainstay of Turkish foreign policy remains EU membership. ... MoreAugust 7, 2009 | How Will Europe Protect Itself Against the Nationalist Virus?Wolfgang R Stock: Slovenia and Greece are currently preventing Croatia and Macedonia, two politically and economically stable countries, from entering the European Union. This blockade is unjustified and a violation against the highest principles of the EU. Brussels must cease from its indifference and act on this. ... MoreAugust 5, 2009 | Kosovo: Balkan Success Story and Future EU Member?Elizabeth Pond: The Kosovar State has so far been successful in the most pressing challenges facing the country since its secession from Serbia. However, excessive political interference with societal institutions alludes to the long way of development and improvement ahead. ... MoreAugust 3, 2009 | Could Current Conflicts Spark a New Balkan War?Editorial Team: The delicate power equilibrium in the West Balkans is currently far from the media’s spotlights. But rising tensions in Bosnia, the Croatian-Slovenian conflict, and Kosovo’s still fragile democracy all suggest that Europe’s political powder keg cannot be ignored. Atlantic Community has therefore initiated this Theme Week, featuring international Balkans experts. ... MoreAugust 25, 2008 | The European Union Needs TurkeyLeah McFarland: The EU is competing with other countries for Turkey as an energy transit hub. Giving Turkey membership in the EU would not only enhance the economic and political stability of the country, but would also ensure a much needed energy infrastructure for the EU. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJune 2, 2010 | EU: Do Not Forsake the BalkansDivisions within the EU over whether to let the various Balkan countries join the union are highly counterproductive. ++ They undermine the EU’s creditability as well as the reform process in the region. This may even lead to an escalation of tensions there. ++ Instead, the EU should use the upcoming Sarajevo meeting to encourage the Balkan states to enter “the screening process ... MoreJanuary 7, 2010 | "Keeping Turkey out of Europe"22 years after Turkey’s first application, EU membership is as remote a prospects as ever, with Bulgaria presenting the latest hurdle. ++ Although Turkey should be required to improve its human rights record, the antipathy directed at Ankara is another matter entirely and has been “tantamount to racism.” ++ In fact, “there is a tacit agreement among some of the most powerful leaders that the ... MoreOctober 23, 2009 | EU: Don't Let Go Of TurkeyThe growing opposition against the accession of Turkey to the EU is a dangerous development. ++ In recent months Turkey has been a very active player in the Middle East, signalling its fatigue with the EU and demonstrating its importance as a regional player. ++ A European Turkey would enable Europe to compete with regional powers and provide access to a region that is of crucial importance to ... MoreMay 22, 2008 | EU/US Could Help Solve Serbia's Divide Over EuropeUncertainty remains as to whether Serbia will turn East or West, but the radicalization of public opinion means the emerging government will have to defend Serb interests in Kosovo and encourage the de facto partition. ++ The prospect of EU membership is not sufficient to bring Serbs to terms with the loss of Kosovo. ++ Realistically, the EU and the US should consider a form of partition. ++ ... 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