Wednesday, September 2, 2020 10:30am – 11:30am Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here Turkey’s role in regional and global affairs has generated much debate in recent years. Turkish foreign policy initiatives as well as the country’s humanitarian diplomacy in the […]
September 16, 2020 11:00am – 12:00pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here Long simmering tensions between powers in the Eastern Mediterranean have recently escalated to crisis levels. Competition between Turkey, Cyprus and Greece over gas discoveries, long-standing maritime border disputes, […]
October 15, 2020 2:00pm – 3:00pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here In his Farewell Address of 1796, President George Washington admonished the young nation “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.” Isolationism thereafter […]
Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East October 22, 2020 2:00pm – 3:00pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here Since the end of World War II, the United States has set out to […]
The Conflict in the Caucasus: Geopolitical Implications November 9, 2020 11:00am – 12:00pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here In late September 2020, the twenty-six-year-old frozen conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh heated back up. Beyond the battlefield, the conflict has been […]
Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy December 3, 2020 11:00am – 12:00pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here For most of its history, the United States avoided making political and military commitments that would entangle it in […]
The Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Priorities December 15, 2020, 2:00- 3:00PM Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here As the new Biden administration enters Washington, the President-elect is poised to employ a different tone toward the rest of the world. The […]
Continuity and Change: The Biden Administration’s Syria Policy Friday, February 26, 2021 11:00am – 12:30pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here President Biden inherits a strategy from the Trump administration, which was largely a continuation of the Obama policy on […]
The Great Decoupling: China, America and the Struggle for Technological Supremacy Tuesday, May 4, 2021 11:00am – 12:00pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here For much of recorded history, China was a leading science and technology power. But […]
Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order Friday, May 14, 2021 11:00am – 12:00pm Zoom Webinar Read Event Summary Here Too often, we are told that Russia plays a weak hand well. But, perhaps […]
U.S.-Turkey Relations: Previewing The Biden-Erdogan Meeting at NATO June 8, 2021 11:00am – 12:00pm Read Event Summary Here U.S.-Turkey relations have gone through a rocky period over the past few years and there continue to be areas of disagreement between […]
Turkish Foreign Policy 5 Years after the July 15 Coup Attempt July 15, 2021 11:00am – 12:00pm Read Event Summary Here Since the failed coup attempt on July 15th, 2016, Turkey’s foreign policy has changed dramatically. Turkey intervened militarily […]
Since the foundation of the AK Party on August 14, 2001, Turkish-American relations have gone through major regional and global challenges. The relationship has ebbed and flowed over the past two decades of AK Party governments under the leadership of […]
Mohammed bin Salman: The Icarus of Saudi Arabia? October 13, 2021 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Read Event Summary Here Mohammed bin Salman. A monarch-to-be without scruples? Or a visionary seeking a path to global power? A social reformer […]
Read Event Summary Here Description Ahead of the Biden-Erdogan meeting during the G20 summit in Rome, the US-Turkey relationship remains complicated with ongoing tensions but also opportunities for cooperation. The two NATO allies’ differences over Syria and defense industry continue […]
Last year, Armenia and Azerbaijan fought for six weeks over Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions in a conflict that took more than 6,500 lives. On November 9, 2020, the two sides signed an agreement brokered by Russia to end […]
SETA DC is pleased to host a panel of experts to discuss the Ukraine crisis with Charles Kupchan, Steven Pifer, Kilic Kanat, and Kadir Ustun.
During his visit to Kyiv last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated Turkey’s support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity as he repeated his offer to mediate between Russia and Ukraine to resolve the current crisis. Having inked a series of […]
The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has already triggered fears for a new world war with far-reaching geopolitical implications. The war is likely to define the European security structure in the years to come. While NATO and European allies have […]
The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a strong and a somewhat surprisingly unified NATO response. The US policy has focused on supporting Ukraine through economic and military aid foreclosing any direct confrontation with Russia. Despite different interests and […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv during the highest-level visit by U.S. officials to Ukraine since the start of the war. The priority of the US and Western countries […]
Eurasia’s major powers—China, Iran, Russia, and Turkey—increasingly intervene across their borders while seeking to pull their smaller neighbors more firmly into their respective orbits. While analysts have focused on the role of leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip […]
Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO last month, breaking their long-standing neutral status following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As fears about potential Russian military actions in Eastern Europe and the Baltic region reached their highest levels in years, […]
NATO will adopt its new Strategic Concept at the 2022 Madrid Summit. As part of the preparations for the new document, an official report titled “NATO 2030: United for a New Era” shared the new priorities of the Alliance […]
SETA Foundation at Washington DC is pleased to host a conference on the legacy of the July 15 coup attempt in Turkish politics and foreign policy.
What are the dynamics pushing Türkiye to pursue a policy of engagement with both Ukraine and Russia? What are the chances of further diplomatic breakthroughs? How can the Western sanctions be reconciled with Türkiye’s approach?
The SETA Foundation at Washington DC is pleased to host a panel of distinguished experts to discuss these questions and more.
Türkiye-Greece Tensions: Implications for NATO and Turkish-American Relations
In recent months, tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean reached new heights amidst war of words between Greek and Turkish leadership. Türkiye has accused Greece of militarizing the Aegean islands in contravention of international agreements while the Greek leadership leveled accused Turkey of threatening Greek sovereignty. Türkiye has also expressed its discomfort with American military hardware to be deployed to the islands and the recent lifting of arms embargo to Greek Cypriots. The two NATO allies, Greece and Türkiye, have had these episodes of increased tensions in the past but this latest round might have serious implications for the unity within the alliance in the wake of the war in Ukraine. There are also concerns about traditional U.S. policy of keeping the balance between Greece and Türkiye in terms of arms sales and transfers.
With the start of the war in Ukraine, NATO has been faced with numerous challenges including reassuring allies, reinforcing common defense, and considering the alliance’s enlargement to the north. Finland and Sweden’s requests for a fast-track NATO membership emerged as […]
As the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East continues to evolve, several key developments have introduced new dynamics in Turkish-Iranian bilateral ties. The shifting dynamics in Syria have placed Tehran at odds with Ankara during the crisis, but the two regional powers have managed to engage in dialogue through the Astana process, alongside Russia. As Turkish-Syrian relations have shown signs of thawing in recent months, the potential implications for Türkiye-Iran relations remain uncertain. The recent Iran-Saudi Arabia deal, brokered by China, marks a significant milestone in regional diplomacy in a new era of rapprochement between two long-term rivals. The ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran, as well as the lack of progress in the nuclear file, have potentially significant implications for Türkiye’s relations with Iran. How will the Astana process impact their bilateral ties? Can the Iran-Saudi rapprochement open new doors for stability in the Middle East? What role does Iran’s nuclear program play in shaping Türkiye’s perspective on the regional dynamics?
The SETA Foundation at Washington DC is pleased to convene a panel of experts to shed light on the complex regional factors influencing Turkish-Iranian bilateral ties.
SETA DC convenes a panel of experts to discuss Turkish elections, explore the candidates’ chances of success, discuss potential outcomes.