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Visions of Enlarged Europe

Visions of Enlarged Europe. ANDREW RASBASH. 4 April 2003. What is Europe. Geographic Religious Economic State of mind . Geographic. Atlantic to Urals Bits of Russia and Turkey DOMs and TOMs . Religious. Christian Europe Orthodox? Muslim? And Israel (Eurovision Europe). Economic.

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Visions of Enlarged Europe

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  1. Visions of Enlarged Europe ANDREW RASBASH 4 April 2003

  2. What is Europe • Geographic • Religious • Economic • State of mind

  3. Geographic • Atlantic to Urals • Bits of Russia and Turkey • DOMs and TOMs

  4. Religious • Christian Europe • Orthodox? Muslim? • And Israel (Eurovision Europe)

  5. Economic • Single market • Four freedoms • Acquis communautaire

  6. State of mind • Zone of peace and prosperity • Renunciation of war (within Europe) • Democracy, human rights • Primacy of the individual, not the state • Solidarity within and between countries • Rule of Law – Might is not right • Multicultural

  7. Enlarged Europe • 1989-1991 was crucial • End of totalitarianism in much of Europe • Can the gains be consolidated? • Winners and losers • Europe in the world • Russia is special

  8. Can the gains be consolidated • Institutional framework • CoE, OSCE, EU, Nato • Threats? • Internal dissension (turning back, separatism) • Borders • External - terrorism

  9. Winners and losers • Not a zero-sum game • Old and new can both be winners • Transition costs offset? Neighbourhood

  10. Europe in the world • Trade – OK • CFSP – not yet (Iraq) • Sharing sovereignty in the use of force • Fundamental orientation to USA • USA very like Europe (except melting pot?) • Threats from outside (21st century powers)

  11. Russia is special • Global power • Own history and culture • Stability and prosperity of Russia is a fundamental interest of the enlarged Europe

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