Turkey and the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy

Turkish foreign policy and the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) are converging. From a European point of view, geopolitical and power-related reasons are the main incentives. From a Turkish point of view, the EU might play a role in regional stabilization and can help to achieve a major goal, namely for Turkey to be more deeply involved in Western organizations. If convergence is to be enhanced, efforts are required on both sides. Greater normalization of Turkish foreign policy and a clarification of European willingness to include Turkey in the CFSP-ESDP process would certainly help.