International relations in Europe are now entering a period of flux as
the legacy of the cold war wanes and the ―outsider‖ countries, notably
Russia and Turkey, are rethinking their mutual relations as well as
their place in the world. The current...
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International relations in Europe are now entering a period of flux as
the legacy of the cold war wanes and the ―outsider‖ countries, notably
Russia and Turkey, are rethinking their mutual relations as well as
their place in the world. The current stalemate in Russia‘s relations
with the European Union is accompanied by a broader impasse in the
global role and status of both Russia and the EU. Turkey‘s aspirations
to enter the EU remain contested both at home and abroad. In this
context new ideas are emerging that offer a way out of the current
stagnation. Notable among them are neo-revisionist Russian ideas
about a ―Greater Europe,‖ shared in part by Turkish thinkers,
suggesting a new vision of continent-wide European unity that
transcends traditional interpretations of the insider/outsider dialectic.
At the institutional level this is accompanied by a revival of ―pan-
European‖ ideas for integration, including a restructuring of European
security and the creation of a ―
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