Security and the Turkey-EU Accession Process [electronic resource] : Norms, Reforms and the Cyprus Issue /
Martin, N.author.
This study examines the history and politics of Turkey-EU relations since 1959, exploring the complex interaction of geostrategic and normative concerns which have resulted in the current lack of accession progress and Turkey's slide to authoritarianism.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Cold War Effect; Coups and coalitions: Turkish political history; Turkish foreign and security policy; The evolution of the EU; Security and Turkey-EU accession; Conclusion; 2 The Kosovo Effect; Post-Cold War security; Balkan legacy; Norms and reforms; Cyprus; Conclusion; 3 The Helsinki Effect; The accession process; Eastern enlargement and the Cyprus issue; A "most complex matrix"; The Copenhagen European Council December 2002; Conclusion; 4 The UK Effect; Turkey's advocates; Setbacks and solutions
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study examines the history and politics of Turkey-EU relations since 1959, exploring the complex interaction of geostrategic and normative concerns which have resulted in the current lack of accession progress and Turkey's slide to authoritarianism.
International relations.
International organization.
Diplomacy.
European Union.
Political science.
Politics and war.
International Relations.
International Organization.
Diplomacy.
European Union Politics.
Political Science.
Military and Defence Studies.