"YENİ AVRUPA DÜZENİ" ÇERÇEVESİNDE VE HELSİNKİ ZİRVESİ SONRASINDA TÜRKİYE-AB İLİŞKİLERİ

At the EU's Helsinki Summit, ambitious goals were set. First, the establishment of a Political and Security Committee to provide advice to EU leaders on security issues, as well as day-to -day political leadership of EU- led operations. Second, the creation of a Military Committee and staff to provide military advice to the Political and Security Committee and to carry out their directions during potential operations. There is both a political and military imperative why non-EU NATO Allies such as Turkey simply must be part of the game. First, the political point. It is a very simple and straightforward point: Its proximityto the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and The Mediterranean puts Turkey at the centre of a vital strategic area. The second point is a military one.