Title Security and the Turkey-EU accession process : norms, reforms and the Cyprus issue / Natalie Martin

Published [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series New security challenges New security challenges series. Contents 1. The Cold War Effect -- 2. The Kosovo Effect -- 3. The Helsinki Effect -- 4. The UK Effect -- 5. The Cyprus Effect -- 6. The Arab Spring Effect -- 7. The Erdogan Effect Summary This timely study looks at the various phases of the Turkey-European Union accession process, which began in 1959, and the implications for security. Martin explains the origins of this process, when Turkey was once considered eligible for 'European' or 'Western' status because of the Cold War context, and goes on to explore why its progress has been so impeded. Once Turkey's eligibility had been established, it was difficult for the EU to backtrack, especially in the light of the Cold War geostrategic imperative. Instead, opposition to the Turkish case, which was largely religious or cultural, was couched in normative terms. For as long as Turkey continued to have a poor record of human rights and democracy, the opportunities for its opponents to block the accession progress were plentiful. Between 1999 and 2004, Turkey's sustained effort to improve upon its human rights record resulted in gains in the accession process. Since 2005, however, the situation has returned to deadlock as Turkey's normative progress has ground to a halt amid resurgent opposition within the European Union and increasing authoritarianism in Turkey. This book argues that the Arab Spring and its consequences have, ironically, offered a renewed opportunity for the EU to renew accession and demand conditionality from Ankara. However, it is an opportunity which cannot be taken amid the increasingly illiberal nature of the Turkish government, which runs counter to the high ideals of Brussels. Martin contends that the European Union has missed a vital chance to secure Turkey as a liberal democracy in a volatile part of the world. As Turkey's future relations with the European Union hang in the balance, Martin's inter-disciplinary study will be of significant interest to students and practitioners alike Notes Publisher supplied information; title not viewed Subject European Union -- Membership. SUBJECT European Union fast Subject Diplomacy. International relations. diplomacy. international relations. EU & European institutions -- Turkey -- EU (European Union) Diplomacy -- Turkey -- EU (European Union) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. UE/CE Elargissement. Sécurité européenne. Guerre froide. Postcommunisme. Question de Chypre. Printemps arabe. Géopolitique. Diplomatic relations Membership requirements Military policy Säkerhetspolitik. Diplomatiska förbindelser. Politiska förhållanden. International institutions -- EU (European Union) -- Turkey. Diplomacy -- EU (European Union) -- Turkey. Politics and Government. SUBJECT Turkey -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Turkey European Union countries -- Military policy Subject Turquie. European Union countries Turkey Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137450036 1137450037 9781349496891 1349496898 9781137450029 1137450029

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