January 2013
Unfinished Transitions: Challenges and Opportunities of the EU's and Turkey's Responses to the "Arab Spring"
This paper argues that both the EU and Turkey have so far failed to establish a firm strategic rationale for their support for democratic change, often accepting the tenet that their "values" may continue to clash with – but in the new context will have to prevail over – their "interests". As the geopolitical implications of the Arab uprisings become clearer, the EU and Turkey should adopt a more lucid and nuanced approach to democracy.
© 2013 Istituto Affari Internazionali
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Author:
Emiliano Alessandri, Meliha Benli Altunişik
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4
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Stiftung Mercator, Essen, Germany
Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), Istanbul, Turkey
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