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  • Is Turkey our partner now?
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 28 November 2011
    Is Turkey our partner now?
  • Turkey's choice
    Opinion piece 02 June 2011
    Turkey's choice
  • Turkey and the EU: Can stalemate be avoided?
    Policy brief by Katinka Barysch, 16 December 2010
  • Can the EU thaw frozen conflicts
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 30 June 2008

    The Czech government floated proposals in May that would see the EU take a more active role in solving frozen conflicts in eastern Europe. The Czechs hold the EU’s rotating presidency next year, so their wish may become reality.
  • Turkey: The constitutional frontline
    Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    Open democracy, 14 April 2008

    A legal case against Turkey's ruling party reopens the secular-Islamist argument over the country's future. It's time for wise leadership, says Katinka Barysch.
  • Turkey's turmoil, the EU's reaction
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 10 April 2008

    Political turmoil is nothing new in Turkey. After six years of unusual stability, tensions have mounted since early 2007. The army threatened to topple the AKP government in case it made Abdullah Gul president.
  • The Czechs in the EU: In the middle of the class
    Insight by Charles Grant, 10 March 2008

    On a recent visit to Prague, people kept asking me how the Czech Republic was doing as EU member-state, and whether it was a successful member.
  • Kosovo - the economic dilemma
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 29 February 2008

    Now that Kosovo’s independence party is over, the hard work begins. Despite the efforts of the UN and the EU, the institutions of government remain fragile, corruption is rife, and organised crime is a problem.
  • Global Perspectives 2008
    Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    International Affairs Forum, 01 January 2008

    Insisting that the EU must unblock accession talks with Ankara in the energy area if it is serious about diversifying its supply, the December 2007 paper by Katinka Barysch from the Centre for European Reform (CER) claims that Turkey can make a "substantial contribution" to Europe's energy security.
  • Turkey's role in European energy security
    Essay by Katinka Barysch, 12 December 2007

    Turkey – located between big energy producers and the EU market – is crucial for Europe’s energy security. However, plans for the Nabucco pipeline as an alternative to Russian gas supplies are in trouble.

  • The EU must stand firm on Bosnia
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 03 December 2007

    The EU’s inability to halt the Bosnian civil war of 1992-95 marked the nadir of its attempts to build an effective foreign policy. Eventually the Americans helped the Europeans stitch Bosnia back together, at the Dayton peace conference.