Along with other politicized elements of the EU-Turkey relations, the debate over the... more Along with other politicized elements of the EU-Turkey relations, the debate over the Customs Union modernization is also ready to start another political struggle between the sides. This study aims to briefly analyze this proposed modernization of the Customs Union from different viewpoints. In this regard, the research will be based on the historical background of the current deal, main elements of the modernization and future projections towards its advantages and challenges. The conceptual framework of the proposed modernization will be investigated through the idea of “differentiated integration”.
Since the end of World War II, foreign policy and security issues have haunted the European dream... more Since the end of World War II, foreign policy and security issues have haunted the European dreams of complete integration in terms of alignment in a highly challenging field, which is also constantly interrupted by sovereignty concerns of member states. Within today’s changing dynamics, the EU’s current instruments seem to fall short of preventing terrorism or providing a meaningful answer to the problems in the Middle East. The EU’s capacity to act in this field needs to be strengthened. The newest approach presented by the European External Action Service (EEAS) is called PESCO (the Permanent Structured Cooperation) and aims to change this current structure of “inactivity”. This short paper will briefly analyze this new instrument.
The current stalemate between the EU and Turkey directly affects much policy implementation, rang... more The current stalemate between the EU and Turkey directly affects much policy implementation, ranging from democracy to the economy. In terms of escaping from this crisis, the current proposed solutions seem to be only effective in a handful of areas. Concerning Turkey's Europeanization, there is certain inertia. In a fraught period, transport policy is a surprising success story, with its stability and continuation in the alignment process. This study investigates the main reasons and driving forces behind this curious case. The changing dynamics between different periods has not only changed the background factors but also contributed to a progressive approach, which has once again showed the importance of domestic political preferences when it comes to Europeanization. Avrupalılaşmada Farklılaşan Eğilimler: Türkiye'nin AB Ulaştırma Politikalarına Uyumu Özet Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye arasında günümüzde yaşanmakta olan sorunlar demokrasiden, ekonomik ilişkilere kadar birçok konuyu etkilemektedir. Krizden çıkış için öne sürülen çözüm önerileri sadece birkaç alanda etkili olabilmiş ve genel daralmayı çözememiştir. Avrupalılaşma konusu ise sürekli gerilemenin yaşandığı *
Along with other politicized elements of the EU-Turkey relations, the debate over the... more Along with other politicized elements of the EU-Turkey relations, the debate over the Customs Union modernization is also ready to start another political struggle between the sides. This study aims to briefly analyze this proposed modernization of the Customs Union from different viewpoints. In this regard, the research will be based on the historical background of the current deal, main elements of the modernization and future projections towards its advantages and challenges. The conceptual framework of the proposed modernization will be investigated through the idea of “differentiated integration”.
Since the end of World War II, foreign policy and security issues have haunted the European dream... more Since the end of World War II, foreign policy and security issues have haunted the European dreams of complete integration in terms of alignment in a highly challenging field, which is also constantly interrupted by sovereignty concerns of member states. Within today’s changing dynamics, the EU’s current instruments seem to fall short of preventing terrorism or providing a meaningful answer to the problems in the Middle East. The EU’s capacity to act in this field needs to be strengthened. The newest approach presented by the European External Action Service (EEAS) is called PESCO (the Permanent Structured Cooperation) and aims to change this current structure of “inactivity”. This short paper will briefly analyze this new instrument.
The current stalemate between the EU and Turkey directly affects much policy implementation, rang... more The current stalemate between the EU and Turkey directly affects much policy implementation, ranging from democracy to the economy. In terms of escaping from this crisis, the current proposed solutions seem to be only effective in a handful of areas. Concerning Turkey's Europeanization, there is certain inertia. In a fraught period, transport policy is a surprising success story, with its stability and continuation in the alignment process. This study investigates the main reasons and driving forces behind this curious case. The changing dynamics between different periods has not only changed the background factors but also contributed to a progressive approach, which has once again showed the importance of domestic political preferences when it comes to Europeanization. Avrupalılaşmada Farklılaşan Eğilimler: Türkiye'nin AB Ulaştırma Politikalarına Uyumu Özet Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye arasında günümüzde yaşanmakta olan sorunlar demokrasiden, ekonomik ilişkilere kadar birçok konuyu etkilemektedir. Krizden çıkış için öne sürülen çözüm önerileri sadece birkaç alanda etkili olabilmiş ve genel daralmayı çözememiştir. Avrupalılaşma konusu ise sürekli gerilemenin yaşandığı *
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modernization is also ready to start another political struggle between the sides. This study aims to
briefly analyze this proposed modernization of the Customs Union from different viewpoints. In this
regard, the research will be based on the historical background of the current deal, main elements of the
modernization and future projections towards its advantages and challenges. The conceptual framework of the proposed modernization will be investigated through the idea of “differentiated integration”.
interrupted by sovereignty concerns of member states. Within today’s changing dynamics, the EU’s current instruments seem to fall short of preventing terrorism or providing a meaningful answer to the problems in the Middle East. The EU’s capacity to act in this field needs to be strengthened. The newest approach presented by the European External Action Service (EEAS) is called PESCO (the Permanent Structured Cooperation) and aims to change this current structure of “inactivity”. This short paper will briefly analyze this new instrument.
modernization is also ready to start another political struggle between the sides. This study aims to
briefly analyze this proposed modernization of the Customs Union from different viewpoints. In this
regard, the research will be based on the historical background of the current deal, main elements of the
modernization and future projections towards its advantages and challenges. The conceptual framework of the proposed modernization will be investigated through the idea of “differentiated integration”.
interrupted by sovereignty concerns of member states. Within today’s changing dynamics, the EU’s current instruments seem to fall short of preventing terrorism or providing a meaningful answer to the problems in the Middle East. The EU’s capacity to act in this field needs to be strengthened. The newest approach presented by the European External Action Service (EEAS) is called PESCO (the Permanent Structured Cooperation) and aims to change this current structure of “inactivity”. This short paper will briefly analyze this new instrument.