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Sunday, June 12, 2005

DenverPost.com - OPINION-Politics of nationalism

"Politics of nationalism
By Gail Schoettler

My college major, decades ago, was economics. My current passion is politics. Recent events again confirm just how intertwined economics and politics are.

.......On a recent trip to Turkey, I interviewed Turks from both Europe and Asia and from all walks of life about their views on joining the European Union. Given the Turkish government's intense lobbying for membership, I was surprised by their responses. Here, too, the politics of nationalism is intertwined with economic interests."

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