The Frontiers of Europe: A Transatlantic Problem

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Now that the Lisbon Treaty has been finalized and signed, the next hot item on the European agenda is enlargement of the European Union. The larger question underlying this debate is where Europe ends. In Frontiers of Europe, an international cast of experts and policymakers examine the EUs prospective frontiers from new perspectives. Whos in, and whos out Defining the EUs borders is not merely a straightforward question of domestic politics. It is a geopolitical matter, with the potential to impact the international relations of many nations in significant ways.

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Federiga Bindi holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where she is founding director of the Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence. She is also professor at the Italian National School of Public Administration (SSPA) and a senior fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Irina Angelescu is a researcher with the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe.