Is Eurasianism an alternative to the EU?

For 50 years Turkey has been hoping to enter the European Community and for 50 years Brussels has been playing hard ball. for almost 50 years now. Finally,now the Turks are told they might be allowed into the EU, but only after an intense negotiation period of 10-15 years, during which time the Turks will be analyzed and scrutinized to make sure they finally comply with all the demands set forth by Brussels.

Meanwhile, Russian President Putin is pushing Eurasianism," said Zeyno Baran, director of the International Security and Energy Programs at the Nixon Center, a conservative think tank in Washington.