the present stalemate of Turkey-EU relations has more to do with internal EU politics than with the Cyprus per se. …The island of Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has witnessed an intermittently … history of Cyprus and argues that Cyprus has a history of being utilized as a pawn on a larger European chess board and that …

, internal borders become more and more inclusive and less visible. Security and border traffic control are transferred to …

The energy security is a growing concern both of the EU governments, and of Brussels. The European officials have been … working on a strategy that should ensure the energy security of the Union. Some of the main courses of action are as follows …

located at the eastern border of the European Union, we consider Romania as part of the European area of freedom, security and …

, Turkey continues to set the arms race rules against its rival by determining the defence expenditure of Greece while the role … leading role of the demographic preponderance of Turkey over Greece. The paper also points to the fact that ten years later … side provides ample room for comparative purposes regarding the determinants of defence spending on both sides. The results …

This article presents Turkey-Europe relations starting with the 19th century up to the present day with a view to … understanding the developments that shaped current EU policies toward Turkey. It also pays special attention to the Turkey …-EU Customs Union Decision. After making an overall assessment, the author makes some suggestions concerning Turkey's future …

The article shows that reservations in Europe against Turkey's future membership are really groundless. A Muslim nation … as time series comparisons of gender politicies in the EU 25, and in the candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey …. Of course, the tasks ahead are still very large, including in the field of gender policies, but Turkey should in no way …

new countries from Central and Eastern Europe. Yet Turkey is an associate member of the European Economic Community since … finally decided to endorse the opening of negotiations with Turkey, which began in October 2005, negotiations that may lead or … not to future membership. I argue that the fact that Turkey has been excluded from the last enlargement because of …

This paper investigates the effect of the customs union between Turkey and the European Union on the balance of trade … in Turkey. The framework for analysis is an extended trade gravity model onto which the impact of the customs union is … in Turkey – 1980-1995 and 1996-2012, respectively – as well as for the full period – 1980-2012. The main conclusion is …

origin, it would threaten well-being and identity in countries of destination, and sometimes endanger political security … greater society, are to be studied. From this perspective, Turkey provides us with an interesting case study; firstly because … non-migrants; and finally because of Turkey’s longestablished EU-membership process which highlights various types of …