Among the European Union’s neighbors to the east and southeast, Turkey and Ukraine clearly stand out in their strategic importance. Both countries are central to the broader confrontation between Russia and the West, Turkey holds the keys to Europe’s managing the refugee crisis and to Western engagement with Near Eastern conflicts, and Ukraine is as important a trendsetter for developments in the post-Soviet space as Turkey is for the Muslim world. Both countries occupy a critical geopolitical location in the Black Sea region, Europe’s eastern gateway and bridge to the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East. However, European policy …read more
The Awakening of Societies in Turkey and Ukraine: How Germany and Poland Can Shape European Responses
