On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a virtual panel to discuss Mohammed bin Salman: The Icarus of Saudi Arabia?. The discussion featured David Ottaway, Middle East Fellow at the Wilson Center. The panel was […]
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 […]
Coming to terms with the coronavirus as a common, long-term threat, fresh questions rush to one’s head: Could the global pandemic reduce violence in the international arena? Could it promote solidarity rather than a great power competition? Although nations formulated […]
It was a rather difficult week for U.S. President Donald Trump. Domestically, the Mueller investigation and the recent court filings of the Special Counsel on Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort revealed a more complicated picture of the relations between some […]
The U.S.-Turkey relationship is going through interesting times, as both allies are willing to work through their differences despite serious disagreements over a host of issues. Turkey has been pressing the U.S. as well as the international community to take […]
Much like in the series of foreign policy crises over the past few years, this U.S. administration looks more divided and confused with Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. For more than a month now the international media has covered the […]
The Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s heinous murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has led to an international outcry against Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. The ambitious and young heir has already run into trouble with his Yemen […]
Since the beginning of the Khashoggi crisis, Turkey’s true objective has been questioned by some observers. There are different reasons for that, behind the willingness to resolve a murder that was committed within its borders, and as the crisis unfolded […]
On Friday, October 26, 2018, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. hosted a private Roundtable Discussion on the Current State of U.S.-Turkey Relations. The discussion focused on the various crises U.S.-Turkey relations have been experiencing for some time. Speakers: Col. […]
On October 25, 2018, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. hosted an event titled “The Khashoggi Affair: Implications of the U.S.-Turkey-Saudi Crisis.” The event discussed the paths forward and potential future trilateral relations between the U.S., Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. […]
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 […]
More than two weeks have passed since news broke of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The gruesome details that were reported about the fate of Khashoggi shocked many people around the […]
