President Erdoğan has been working on 2 projects at once as he asserts that Türkiye would undertake a ground campaign against the terrorist groups in northern Syria ‘at the most appropriate time’ and that he may meet Syria’s Bashar Assad […]
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Türkiye-Egypt normalization: Erdoğan and el-Sissi meeting
President Erdoğan’s handshake with Egypt’s el-Sissi eliminated a symbolic obstacle; yet, intelligence services and diplomats will have to engage in additional diplomatic contact to further the normalization process between Ankara and Cairo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the Qatari capital […]
The last three presidents of the United States – Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden – promised a partial disengagement from the Middle East to focus their country’s attention on China. As a matter of fact, President Biden rushed […]
US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East reassures regional allies of continued engagement, but it is unlikely to mobilize them around US goals
Biden’s visit to the Middle East comes at a time when regional actors are reaching out to each other to reconcile their differences. The trip is unlikely to change the broader US retrenchment in the region, despite Biden’s vow to launch a “new […]
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Turkey-UAE: Why MBZ’s visit could mark the start of a new era
The recent visit by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) to Turkey highlights the ongoing recalibration of Ankara’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Turkey and the UAE have been locked in a struggle for regional influence for years, supporting opposite sides […]
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Questioning normalization with the United Arab Emirates
One can tell how foreign policy dialogue tends to serve individual interests by analyzing how Turkey’s opposition parties question normalization with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Critics assume that ideology and discourse play a defining role in Turkish foreign policy under the […]
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) visited Turkey on Wednesday, concluding 10 agreements on energy, environment, finance and trade. That move was hailed as a “new chapter” in bilateral relations. The decision by Turkey and the United Arab […]
It is time for everyone in the Middle East to make a new strategic assessment. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced last Friday that Turkey had made “diplomatic contact” with Egypt. That statement suggests that the ongoing talks between the Turkish and Egyptian intelligence […]
The Middle East is experiencing an extraordinary amount of activity on the 10th anniversary of the Arab revolts. A series of developments and debates are intertwined: in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey and Egypt are watching each other’s movements, as Tel Aviv sends […]
The Middle East is not a foreign policy priority for U.S. President Joe Biden – just as it wasn’t for his predecessors Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Obama’s performance during the Arab Spring demonstrated that the U.S.’ policy of democracy promotion had […]
Ayear ago, the world was expecting different things from the year 2020. There were already too many unknowns about world affairs. U.S. President Donald Trump and his presidential style generated too many uncertainties about U.S. foreign policy and international relations. […]
Iran’s ruling elite has translated a poem that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recited in Baku, Azerbaijan, into political tension. While politicians made aggressive statements, Iranian media outlets accused the Turkish leader of pursuing a leadership role in the Muslim world […]
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Geopolitical realism’s impact on Turkish foreign policy
On Wednesday, I joined a distinguished group of speakers to discuss Turkish foreign policy at the TRT World Forum. Once again, on the occasion, I concluded that Ankara’s involvement in global flashpoints is being questioned on two bases: Turkey’s overreach […]
Various geopolitical issues, in which Turkey has taken active steps in recent years, are quickly developing and on two key fronts, the conflict has given way to reconciliation. In Libya, Tripoli and Benghazi agreed to form a united government and […]
Joe Biden on Saturday declared victory in the 2020 United States presidential election, which was marked by a high voter turnout and angry rhetoric. Although the incumbent, Donald Trump, may challenge the result on the streets and in courts, those […]
After U.S. President Donald Trump had the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain sign the Abraham Accords on Sept. 15 at the White House, people have been wondering which Arab country will be next. Some have speculated that Qatar could […]
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US foreign policy after elections: Trump 2.0 or Obama/Biden 3.0?
After a long COVID-19 interval, the two U.S. presidential candidates launched their campaigns and started to meet voters. Trump campaign prefers to organize large rallies in the battleground states, despite a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections there. Joe […]
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From Libya to Syria, Turkey stands to gain strength in post-coronavirus period
As the world learns to live with the new normal in the post-pandemic period, all the ancient wars of words in Turkey’s political arena are already back. For days, the Turkish people have been talking about subtle hints from the […]
On February 10th the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a private roundtable discussion on Turkish Foreign Policy with members of Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee Delegation led by Minister Volkan Bozkır.
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With Soleimani dead and Iran vowing revenge, what’s next?
Since the killing of Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week, there have been debates, questions and concerns about the potential implications of this attack on U.S. foreign policy and the international relations of the Middle East in general. The missile […]
On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a panel of experts to discuss ‘The Day After Soleimani: Are the US and Iran Headed to War?’ The discussion featured Luke Coffey, Director of the Douglas and […]
There will be a lot of questions about the state of global politics in 2020. The unpredictability and uncertainty of superpower behavior and instability of the international system generate a lot of question marks about the potential developments set to […]
As anti-government protests in Iran continue, the government is forced to confront a population increasingly dissatisfied with economic and political problems. The US maximum pressure policy appears to play a significant part on Iran’s economic isolation as well. These protests […]
Last week, anti-Turkey activism in Washington reached new heights. For the last one month, the campaign against Turkey deteriorated the ties between the two countries at the public level. In addition to setting a tone against Turkey in the U.S., […]
November 4, 2019 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm The Russian Federation began to overcome some of its residual political, economic, and military problems progressively after the demise of the Soviet Union, and since the end of the 1990s has begun […]
The recent developments in different parts of the world demonstrate an emerging, rather unstable international system that can generate serious political and security risks for the future. Indeed, there has not been a period of complete peace and stability in […]
On September 10, 2019 the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a panel discussion titled, “Countering Violent Extremism in Libya: A Peacebuilding Perspective” moderated by Hasan Yucel, Research Assistant at SETA DC. Panelists included Dr. Talha Köse, Senior Researcher at […]
Instability in Libya after the revolution that toppled the 42 years’ authoritarian rule of Muammar Gaddafi has become a golden opportunity for extremist groups, including DAESH, Ansar al-Sharia, and Madkhali Salafis, to gain territory and influence in the country. Concerned […]
On July 15, SETA D.C. organized a panel discussion titled “Charting the Way Forward: Humanitarian Crises and Instability in the Middle East.” Moderated by Robert Baines, President of NATO Association of Canada in Toronto, the event took place on the […]