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 6, 2019 10:30am – 12:00pm President Trump’s recent decision to withdraw from Syria in the wake of Turkey’s operation in the north of the country has triggered a passionate debate about U.S. policy. While the US counterterrorism campaign against […]
In the last seven decades, since the beginning of the strategic relations between Turkey and the U.S., there have been different tensions and crises between the two countries. Observers and historians of Turkish-American relations have defined some of these crises […]
Since the recent phone call between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump last Sunday, we have seen that the major issue to debate has become the U.S. decision to withdraw from Syria. The intensity of objections to […]
On September 22, 2019, the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC, along with The EastWest Institute, hosted a private roundtable discussion in New York City with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his delegation to highlight the importance of the US-Turkish partnership. […]
Last week, one of the most significant developments in regards to Turkish-American relations was the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump with dozens of Republican senators. Reportedly, during the meeting President Trump tried to convince the senators in regards to […]
Since the beginning of the S-400 crisis between Turkey and the U.S., many have focused on the state of relations between the two countries and the potential impact of this issue on the future of bilateral ties. However, this tension […]
U.S. foreign policy makers must immediately take action to save the U.S.’ image among its allies. If they fail to do so, Washington’s credibility is likely to hit zero in the Middle East soon In multiple instances, the impact of […]
Relations between the U.S. and Turkey have hit a critical juncture. I don’t know how many times it has been written in the last few years that relations are now at a critical point, but today that statement has never […]
The increasing doubts of the Turkish public regarding NATO are based on the organization’s apathy toward the security concerns of Turkey
The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. held a private roundtable discussionon “Turkish-American Relations” on May 21, 2019 with Yavuz Selim Kıran, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkey, Çağrı Erhan, Member of Presidential Security and Foreign Affairs Council and Rector of Altınbaş University, and Bora Bayraktar, General Manager of CNN Türk. The conversation was moderated by Kılıç Buğra Kanat, Research Director, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.
Over the last five years, Turkey-U.S. ties have gone through one of the most turbulent periods in the long history of relations between the two countries. Despite previous crises, seldom have we seen so many incidents over such a short […]
The crisis in NATO and a complicated U.S. foreign policy are shaping Ankara-Washington relations, making it hard to predict the future. Over the past few weeks, there has been significant diplomatic activity between Turkey, the U.S. and NATO regarding the […]
The U.S.-Turkey relationship is up for renewed tensions in the coming months as a result of the pending S-400 air defense system purchase from Russia. The U.S. Congress has introduced several legislative measures, clearly designed to send Turkey a message […]
Following the attack on a mosque by a terrorist last Friday, there has been an intense debate about the sources of this attack and how to stop the repetition of similar attacks in different parts of the world. How to […]
Since the very beginning of the U.S.-People’s Protection Units (YPG) partnership, Turkey has been sending a clear and strong message about its opposition. By now all of the Turkey observers know the main concerns of Turkey about the empowerment of […]
The cancellation of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the highlights of the G20’s Argentina summit. As previously mentioned in this column, following the Helsinki debacle, the Trump administration most probably […]
Almost every foreign policy crisis in the United States in the last few years has shown the difficulty of responding due to the lack of a strategy or coordination. During the tension and negotiations with North Korea we saw that […]
Turkey has been the most vocal critic of the seemingly impending military assault against Idlib by the Assad regime. Turkey has serious concerns about the strategic and humanitarian consequences of a potential operation. An Assad-Iran ground operation supported by Russian […]
There have been a lot of questions about the future of the Turkish-American partnership for the last few weeks. There are pessimists who contend that relations will never recover from the turbulence that it entered, and this historic partnership will […]
Nowadays, everyone dealing with foreign policy around the world asks similar questions in regards to the future of the international system. Great power behavior that has been considered as one of the most defining characteristics of the existing international order […]
The historical analogies to describe the ongoing Turkish-U.S. crisis are almost all exhausted. Following the U.S. sanctions on two Turkish ministers and more tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum, relations between the two allies hit rock bottom. In the face […]
The U.S.-Turkey relationship is faced with yet another crisis, this time over the Brunson case. Crises are increasingly becoming the rule rather than the exception largely because of the underlying strategic dissonance between the two NATO allies. The U.S. and […]
Almost every U.S. president has promised, wished or dreamed of revising and recalibrating Washington’s relations with Moscow; however, after entering office and attempting to change the trajectory of the bilateral ties, they quickly discover that the task is easier said […]
On July 16, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. hosted an event titled “The Legacy of the July 15 Coup Attempt on Civil-Military and US-Turkey Relations.” The event discussed the coup and the changes Turkey has made to its government […]
The NATO summit in Brussels this week will be one of the most critical meetings of the organization in the post-Cold War period. In addition to challenging problems that the organization is facing, including cyberwarfare, countering terrorism and the state […]
Dealmaking and negotiation are two critical aspects of leadership. Especially for political leaders, it is extremely important to have a strategic approach to dealmaking. In the increasingly complex international environment, a rising number of variables can influence the process. Thus […]
On Saturday, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch against People’s Protection Units (YPG) targets in Afrin. In the first step of the military operation, which is being carried out with support by Free Syrian Army (FSA) units, Turkish Air Forces eliminated […]
On May 10th, 2016 the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. (SETA DC) hosted its 2nd Annual Conference, “The Future of the U.S.-Turkey Partnership.” The conference featured three panels with experts from both Washington and Turkey. On May 10th, 2016, SETA […]