The ups and downs in Turkey-U.S. relations in the last two decades have generated a paradoxical situation for scholars and observers alike. On the one hand, there is optimism for the future of relations that depend on strategic relations, the […]
10:00am Registration 10:30am Panel 1: Regional Competition and Cooperation in the Syrian Conflict Charles Lister, Senior Fellow and Director of Countering Terrorism & Extremism Program, Middle East Institute (MEI) Ilan Goldenberg, Director of Middle East Security Program, Center for a […]
The rising anti-Americanism among the Turkish public can be reduced if the Trump team initiates active steps based on logic and rationality to improve bilateral ties. To those who have been following Turkey-U.S. relations, except for some exceptional intervals, the […]
On May 30, 2019, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. hosted a panel discussion titled, “The Fragile Ceasefire in Idlib and the Syrian Conflict” moderated by Kadir Üstün, Executive Director at SETA DC. Panellists included Charles Lister, Senior Fellow and […]
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.
Please kindly join the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. for a timely expert panel discussion on these developments on the ground in Idlib as well as the trajectory of the Syrian conflict.
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 […]
“Mission accomplished” is such a catchy phrase that every executive in every field will be happy to use it to mark their achievement. It represents the successful execution and completion of a task: A solemn and proud pronouncement of victory […]
On April 15, 2019, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. hosted a discussion titled, “Challenges to U.S.-Turkey Cooperation in Syria.” Panelists included Burhanettin Duran, General Coordinator at the SETA Foundation, and Richard Outzen, Senior Advisor for Syrian Engagement at the U.S. State Department. Kilic Kanat, Research Director at SETA DC was the moderator of this discussion.
An agreement on a safe zone may create a “safe zone” in Turkey-U.S. relations.
For the last several years one of the most frequently written topics in regards to U.S. relations with its allies have been the future of its partnership with Turkey. Many U.S. allies have been watching the relations between the two […]
Monday, April 15, 2019 12:00pm – 1:15pm Since President Trump’s decision in December 2018 to withdraw from Syria, the U.S. and Turkey have been working to find a formula that addresses Turkey’s security concerns while ensuring no power vacuum is […]
Following diplomatic traffic between Washington and Ankara in the last few weeks, including Defense Minister Hulusi Akar’s visit to Washington, working group meetings and phone calls between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, there […]
Turkish-American relations are at a juncture as U.S. withdrawal from Syria is underway, as two NATO allies to implement the Manbij roadmap.
Turkey has long called for the establishment of some sort of a safe zone in Syria over the course of the conflict. Such calls were primarily aimed at preventing regime violence against civilians and the opposition. Turkish calls on the […]
On February 7, 2019, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. hosted a conference titled, “U.S.-Turkey Relations.” The first panel titled, “A Conversation on the Syrian Conflict: Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal Decision” highlighted the U.S.-Turkey partnership with respect to the […]
The debate on the U.S. withdrawal from Syria suffers from a couple of frequently repeated arguments that do not reflect the realities of the conflict, especially in northern Syria. Some argue that the U.S. should not abandon their allies on […]
Next week, Turkish and U.S. officials will meet on the sidelines of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (Daesh) in Washington. The working groups have been actively trying to resolve the issues affecting bilateral […]
February 7, 2019 Find a summary of the event here. As the U.S. is in the process of withdrawing from Syria, the U.S. and Turkey are in talks to coordinate their counter terrorism efforts, bring about stability, and address Turkish […]
Turkish-U.S. relations in the last few years have had so many crises and instabilities that everybody started to ask what was going wrong. In particular, in regards to the Syria policy of the U.S., utter disinterest working with Turkey and […]
Since the phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, there has been a debate about the Turkish viewpoint and position about the U.S. withdrawal from Syria. Some in the U.S. called the decision a “shock” to […]
On January 18, 2019, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. hosted an event titled “U.S. Withdrawal from Syria.” The event discussed the decision by President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and the implications of the withdrawal. The panelists […]
Kilic B. Kanat, Research Director of the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C., interviewed with TRT World on January 14, 2019.
President Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton’s visit to Ankara ended up causing more controversy than creating a common ground to work toward a serious strategy. In a previous column, I had warned that “if the U.S. tries to impose conditions […]
A month ago, Turkey was planning to launch a major operation to clear its border of terror groups. Turkey did it twice in the last two years in Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch. The U.S. administration’s statements of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton’s visit to Turkey was an important opportunity to clarify some of the vagueness that stemmed from the conflicting statements coming from Washington, D.C. in the last three weeks in regards to […]
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton will visit Turkey today with the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, and the U.S. envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey. Late last week in a tweet, Bolton announced the purpose […]
Executive Director of the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C., Kadir Ustun, spoke with TRT World on January 7, 2019 regarding Turkey’s plan for Syria. This video was first published by TRT World on January 7, 2019.
Following the announcement of the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from Syria last December, debates about this decision continued in the first week of the new year. In addition to statements from U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of […]
President Trump’s seemingly abrupt decision to pull out of Syria has drawn a lot of criticism from the U.S. media as well as unnamed sources from within the U.S. military. Critics of a quick withdrawal argued that the U.S. should […]