Unexpected Implications of an Expanding European Union.

The European Union has expanded rapidly from the initial core to the current 25 nations. Baltic States, Turkey and some FSR are now under consideration. This paper evaluates the internal implications of the existing expansion of the EU. Moreover, it considers the implications for the region as well as the Middle East and the FSR of any further expansion of the community. The data used in this analysis covers current and potential EU members and their neighborhoods. The time period covered starts in 1960 and forecasts are used to assess alternate scenarios into mid century. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]