A renewed (2015) European neighbourhood policy and Turkey: Scenarios for security dimension

Abstract

In a contemporary World where national cultures, economies and borders are blurred, political polarizations are disappeared, liberal tendencies get stronger, technology is developed incomprehensibly, and the route of social life is mainly determined by the global processes, the effort of setting up regional integration is still alive. The initial goal of the European Neighbourhood Policy launched in 2004 was helping the European Union to support and foster stability, security and prosperity in the countries closest to its borders. Since then, this document has been revised twice: in 2011 and 2015. Due to the inefficiency of its former versions and increased tensions in the neighbouring countries and the European Union itself, the most recent Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy puts a clear emphasis on the security dimension. This article aims to outline possible scenarios of the European Union and Turkey collaboration in maintenance of security in the European Union's neighbourhood.