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As the European Union (EU) expands countries entering it or with prospects of doing so, such as Turkey, still imagine themselves joining a more rational capitalist order, tempered by social democracy. ..

turkey: crackdown on kurdish opposition

The European Court of Human Rights had repeatedly found that closing down political parties – a common practice in Turkey – violated the right to association under article 11 of the European Convention. . ... The case-law of the European Court of Human Rights shows..

tribunedigital-baltimoresun

The lure of European Union membership has brought striking changes Turkey, worked to reform its economy and kept its military from meddling civilian rule - changes that have continued even under ruling party with Islamist roots. ..

america’s place in the world ii

Most Opinion Leaders are sanguine about the effects of European economic and political integration on the U.S. . Few envision a civil war in Turkey. . . While Influentials are twice as certain as in 1993 that China will become an assertive world power, most regard China as a serious problem..

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