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Abstract
The EU decision to put Turkey's application for full membership on indefinite hold underscores the urgent need to develop alternative visions for their future relationship. The assumption that Turkey will eventually become a full member can no longer be maintained. A new relationship should be built on the mutual recognition that Turkey and the EU have durable joint interests that require a close relationship, but also durable differences - which would make full Turkish membership of the EU deeply problematic for both parties. The answer lies in finding a more flexible position for Turkey: inside the EU for some purposes and outside it for others. Such a solution could be a model for how the EU should relate to several other close neighbours.
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B. Buzan
Barry Buzan is Professor of International Studies at the University of Westminster, and Director of the project group on European security at the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (COPRI) Thomas Diez is a Research Fellow at COPRI.
T. Diez
Barry Buzan is Professor of International Studies at the University of Westminster, and Director of the project group on European security at the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (COPRI) Thomas Diez is a Research Fellow at COPRI.