The Changing Landscape of the Arab World and Implications for the EU and Turkey

In September 2012, the Transatlantic Foundation of the German Marshall Fund of the United States co-hosted a workshop entitled “21 Months and Counting: The Changing Landscape of the Arab World and Implications for the EU and Turkey” with the support of the EU Delegation in Turkey. The event brought together some 50 international participants from the EU, Turkey, the United States, and the Middle East and North Africa region. Discussions from the five panels — “Revolution and Evolution in the Arab World: Triumphant, Unfinished, and Ongoing,” “Socio-economic Disruption and Economic Development — How Can the EU and Turkey Contribute?,” “Education, Institution-Building, and the Establishment of Democracy: What Role for the EU and Turkey,”  “Stability and Leadership: The Transatlantic Alliance and the New Middle East,” and "Cooperation between the EU and Turkey in the New Arab World: How Would we make it Operational?” — are summarized in this policy brief.