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The burden of belonging: Romanian and Bulgarian foreign policy in the new era

The burden of belonging: Romanian and Bulgarian foreign policy in the new era Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Volume 11, Number 3, September 2009 The burden of belonging: Romanian and Bulgarian foreign policy in the new era RONALD H. LINDEN In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Oscar Wilde Introduction For all states, joining an international organization extracts a price. There are expectations, demands, conditions, more or less explicitly spelled out, that will apply to those wanting to become part of an ongoing international enterprise. This applies even to powerful countries and is one of the reasons why realist notions of foreign policy have typically included injunctions against alliance membership. For smaller countries in particular, such as the former communist countries of Central and East Europe, the path to achieving membership in international organizations has been especially challenging. The literature is vast and growing on EU expectations and conditions applied to the East European states since membership became a possibility in the mid-1990s. Virtually all of it focuses on these states’ adaptation of their domestic political and economic structures, changes in laws and processes including, for example, the adoption into domestic law of the 80,000-page acquis http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies Taylor & Francis

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The burden of belonging: Romanian and Bulgarian foreign policy in the new era

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Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Volume 11, Number 3, September 2009 The burden of belonging: Romanian and Bulgarian foreign policy in the new era RONALD H. LINDEN In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Oscar Wilde Introduction For all states, joining an international organization extracts a price. There are expectations, demands, conditions, more or less explicitly spelled out, that will apply to those wanting to...
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Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Volume 11, Number 3, September 2009 The burden of belonging: Romanian and Bulgarian foreign policy in the new era RONALD H. LINDEN In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Oscar Wilde Introduction For all states, joining an international organization extracts a price. There are expectations, demands, conditions, more or less explicitly spelled out, that will apply to those wanting to become part of an ongoing international enterprise. This applies even to powerful countries and is one of the reasons why realist notions of foreign policy have typically included injunctions against alliance membership. For smaller countries in particular, such as the former communist countries of Central and East Europe, the path to achieving membership in international organizations has been especially challenging. The literature is vast and growing on EU expectations and conditions applied to the East European states since membership became a possibility in the mid-1990s. Virtually all of it focuses on these states’ adaptation of their domestic political and economic structures, changes in laws and processes including, for example, the adoption into domestic law of the 80,000-page acquis

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