Through the Paper Curtain: Insiders and Outsiders in the New Europe

As the EU and NATO prepare to enlarge, this volume assesses the likely impact on new member states and their neighbours remaining outside these two organizations. Through a combination of thematic and case study chapters it discusses the economic and security implications of enlargement for both ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’.Assesses the likely impact of EU and Nato enlargement. Investigates three thematic areas: economic cooperation, security and defence, and free movement of people. Considers five country case studies. Outlines the current relations between the states, how these relate to the past and what effect enlargement will have.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–14): Julie SmithChapter 2 Economic and Trade Relations Between the European Former Communist States and the States of Western Europe (pages 15–34): Alan SmithChapter 3 Immigration, Labour Mobility and EU Enlargement (pages 35–60): Matloob Piracha and Roger VickermanChapter 4 EU Enlargement and Security: Turning the Inside Out (pages 61–76): James GowChapter 5 Poland's Relations with Ukraine: A Challenging ‘Strategic Partnership’ (pages 77–93): Kataryna Wolczuk and Roman WolczukChapter 6 Hungarian?Romanian and Romanian?Moldovan Relations (pages 94–122): Gabriel PartosChapter 7 Russia and the European Union (pages 123–146): Graeme P. HerdChapter 8 Russia in the EU or the EU in Russia? Approaches to Kaliningrad (pages 147–167): Christopher PrestonChapter 9 Croatia, Bosnia?Herzegovina and Serbia (pages 168–187): Peter FrankopanChapter 10 An Ever Larger Europe: Destined to Remain Divided? (pages 188–191): Charles Jenkins and Julie Smith