You will be expected to write an opinion piece on an issue of central importance now for the regions we are studying at this moment. We will discuss the format in detail in class. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with this style of essay by regularly reading similar pieces in the New York Times, Financial Times or other leading newspapers. Run your topics by me. Submit papers via Quercus – no title page and word count on first page.

Why the European Union Should Not Police Ancient History: Case of North Macedonia and Greece

European integration was designed to overcome historical conflict, not adjudicate it. Yet in the case of North Macedonia, the European Union allowed Greeces historical and symbolic claims to shape accession politics, transforming EU enlargement from a process based on democratic reform and rule of law into one of identity arbitration. This shift not only undermines the credibility of EU conditionality but sets a dangerous precedent in which history becomes a veto tool rather than a shared European inheritance.

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