Accelerated EU entry for Turkey

The political upheavals in the Arab world could have repercussions for EU policy on Turkey: "In the event that Hosni Mubarak's regime in Egypt is also toppled or of a chain reaction in the Arab world, and if this revolutionary wave brings radical Islamist movements to power in some countries, then we can expect a potentially dramatic change in EU enlargement policy. The EU's membership talks with Turkey could take on an entirely new quality. ... Brussels would have to rapidly rethink the sluggish progress so far of Turkey's accession process. ... Currently it's only the US that is pushing for Turkey's EU membership in the hope that this would permanently Europeanise the country and prevent radical Islamism from gaining further terrain. ... Should the North African countries around the Mediterranean start veering towards radical Islamism the EU may allow Turkey to join sooner than expected."

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