Reset Turkey/EU Relations
The Arab Spring should refocus attention on an issue largely ignored in recent months: the benefits of Turkey’s full membership in the EU. In these times, difficult and unpredictable but full of hope, the world needs Turkey and the EU to work together.
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MADRID – Just five months ago, Osama bin Laden was alive, Hosni Mubarak was firmly in control in Egypt, and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali ruled Tunisia with an iron hand. Today, popular rebellion and political change have spread throughout the region. We have witnessed brutal repression of protests in Syria and Yemen, Saudi troops crossing into Bahrain, and an ongoing battle for Libya.