This book looks both backward and forward with regard to the European Union’s political strategies towards its neighbouring countries. By bringing together th

The EU’s internal borders have become mostly invisible. Today, external borders are at the centre of controversy about an alleged 'fortress Europe'. Using dif

The 2004 entry of 10 Central and Eastern European countries, along with Malta and Cyprus, into the EU has caused a huge shift in the EU's external boundaries. T

Addressing and conceptualizing the changing character of borders in contemporary Europe, this book examines developments occurring in the light of European inte

The collapse of the Soviet Union has had profound and long-lasting impacts on the societies of Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, impacts whic