"WHAT DOES EUROPE HAVE TO DO WITH CHRISTENDOM?:
Slamming the door in Turkey's face (Stephen Kinzer, December 14, 2006, Boston Globe)
By slamming the door in Turkey's face, the EU will proclaim that there is a fundamental chasm separating East and West, and that true cooperation between Europe and the Islamic world is, at least for now, impossible.
For the last few years, Turkey has been engaged in a process of near-revolutionary change. It is today a far more open and democratic country than it has ever been. The main reason Turkey has moved in this direction is the prospect of EU membership. If that prospect disappears, the reform process may slow down or stop."
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