Turkey and the EU: no end to the drift

Turkey's slide away from the West in 2017 encompassed both values and foreign policy. But if the EU ended the accession negotiations without an alternative in place, it would only worsen the problem.

Turkey was haphazardly decoupling from Western norms and behavior, but the EU must remain an anchor for Turkish democrats.

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 21.11.17: EU-Turkey Relations Confined to Core Priorities http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/74791?lang=en

ECFR: Commentary, 17.10.17: What to do about Turkey? http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_what_to_do_about_turkey_7241

ESO: Background information: EU-Turkey relations: the beginning of the end? / What to do about Turkey? http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-turkey-relations-the-beginning-of-the-end-what-to-do-about-turkey/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 27.09.17: Europe’s Policy Options on Turkey http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/73228?lang=en

ESO: Background information: Turkey-EU accession talks: Sadly, the status quo is the best we have / Why the EU would still benefit from Turkish accession (EuroppBlog, August 2017, et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-eu-accession-talks-sadly-the-status-quo-is-the-best-we-have-why-the-eu-would-still-benefit-from-turkish-accession/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 18.12.17: A Tale of a Dual Turkey http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/75048?lang=en

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