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From Libya to Syria, Turkey stands to gain strength in post-coronavirus period

Burhanettin Duran Posted On May 28, 2020

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 […]

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The post-pandemic struggle is here

Burhanettin Duran Posted On May 13, 2020

It has become increasingly clear that the post-COVID-19 world will set the stage for fierce competition. The pandemic’s negative economic impact, rather than the outbreak itself, will trigger fresh crises. After all, the world’s leading nations, which could not join […]

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Why does Turkey help other nations?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On May 2, 2020

Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis a lot of countries and international institutions failed in the test of containing and managing this crisis. Among these, were the most advanced nations, economic powerhouses of the world and the most sophisticated […]

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China or Iran: Who is Trump’s target?

Burhanettin Duran Posted On April 26, 2020

Ignore The New York Times’ smear campaign against Turkey’s COVID-19 response. The United States tops the list of the world’s most unsuccessful countries in fighting the coronavirus. U.S. President Donald Trump, who previously dismissed the possibility of a second wave […]

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Dan Brown, cities and how Turkey is dealing with coronavirus?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On April 21, 2020

In Dan Brown’s thriller, “Inferno,” the enigmatic, crazed billionaire geneticist Bertrand Zobrist drafts a plan to disseminate a deadly pathogen to the world in order to deal with the issue of the planet’s out-of-control rates of population growth. According to […]

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Change of balance in Libya

Burhanettin Duran Posted On April 18, 2020

That mankind will draw lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is just wishful thinking. The virus outbreak cannot seem to end violence or the struggle for power. The situation in Libya supports this claim. In the civil war-stricken country, the United […]

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Why help? Nations’ motivation in virus aid

Burhanettin Duran Posted On April 7, 2020

Global cases of the coronavirus surpassed 1 million last week. Hardly anyone will be surprised if 2 million people are infected in a week’s time. With the exception of China, the coronavirus outbreak has not reached its peak in any […]

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This pandemic even attacks modern reality

Burhanettin Duran Posted On March 28, 2020

As people across Turkey comply with the government’s call to stay home and declare their individual state of emergency, COVID-19 remains at the top of the nation’s agenda. Just as hygiene becomes an obsession, we cannot seem to stop talking […]

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It’s time to come together for coronavirus diplomacy

Burhanettin Duran Posted On March 23, 2020

Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has become the embodiment of the country’s fight against the coronavirus. He urged everyone last week to “declare their own state of emergency” – possibly suggesting that the Turkish government was not prepared to impose […]

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COVID-19 and differences in leadership

Burhanettin Duran Posted On March 17, 2020

As China declares victory over the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) says Europe has become the pandemic’s epicenter. With Italy’s death toll on the rise, Western leaders have responded to the crisis in different ways. It is possible to […]

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Diplomacy in the time of coronavirus

Burhanettin Duran Posted On March 16, 2020

It’s fair to say the world is more than fixated on the COVID-19 outbreak. The fear of illness unites us all. We are watching the virus spread and adapting our daily lives by taking precautions accordingly. Society’s current concern over […]

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Moscow gathering: The end of violence?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On March 6, 2020

The Idlib crisis reached another turning point after the signing of the Turkish-Russian agreement last week during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Moscow. Reports indicated that the challenging process of negotiations carried on for more than six hours. The […]

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Event Summary: Turkey’s Mediterranean Policy

SETA Foundation Posted On January 6, 2020

On Monday, January 6, 2020, the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a panel of experts to discuss ‘Turkey’s Mediterranean Policy.’ The discussion featured Burhanettin Duran, General Coordinator of The SETA Foundation, and Cagri Erhan, Rector of Altinbas University and […]

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The New Geopolitical Realities for Russia

SETA Foundation Posted On October 29, 2019

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 […]

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Event Summary: Countering Violent Extremism in Libya: A Peacebuilding Perspective

SETA Foundation Posted On September 10, 2019

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 […]

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It is unjust to ignore Syrians’ struggle for life

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On July 29, 2019

In history textbooks for the next generation, the Syrian civil war will probably be one of the most critical aspects to study. Aside from the length and complexity of the civil war, the humanitarian catastrophe it has created in the […]

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Calm before the political storm of June

Burhanettin Duran Posted On June 8, 2019

Turkey has a very busy agenda ahead of itself for the month of June.. Turkey has a very busy agenda ahead of itself for the month of June. The top item obviously is the June 23 Istanbul mayoral election. Starting […]

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The function of NATO for Turkey

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On May 25, 2019

The increasing doubts of the Turkish public regarding NATO are based on the organization’s apathy toward the security concerns of Turkey

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A Roundtable on Turkish-American Relations

SETA Foundation Posted On May 22, 2019

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.

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US diplomacy in the middle of nowhere

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On April 15, 2019

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 […]

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Challenges to US-Turkey Cooperation on Syria

SETA Foundation Posted On April 10, 2019

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 […]

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The alliance system and Turkish local elections

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On April 8, 2019

Although the recount of some ballots in Istanbul is ongoing, analysts have started to discuss the outcome of the local elections that took place in Turkey on Sunday. It will be hard to summarize the potential outcomes of the elections […]

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Turkish people’s expectations from Ankara

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On April 1, 2019

People went to the polls on Sunday to elect the local administrators for the cities and municipalities around Turkey. For the last two months, political parties campaigned extensively throughout Turkey. The high voter turnout rate again proved the Turkish people’s […]

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Between East and West: The geopolitical fate of Turkey

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On March 26, 2019

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 […]

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Ending the Confusion over U.S. Withdrawal from Syria

Kadir Ustun Posted On March 20, 2019

Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that the U.S. was planning to leave behind around 1,000 American soldiers after its withdrawal from Syria. The report was quickly denied by General Joseph Dunford, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for […]

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Is the US Going to Withdraw from Syria or Not?

Kadir Ustun Posted On March 1, 2019

The advance of the U.S. supported YPG-led SDF forces seems to have slowed down although President Trump had announced that it was a matter of a week before the last patch of territory in Daesh hands could be retrieved. It is no […]

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Turkey-US relations in the new global order

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On February 26, 2019

Over the last two weeks, I’ve written in this column that based on the most significant strategic documents and threat assessment reports, the United States is adopting a new foreign policy based on updated geopolitical and geo-economic factors in the […]

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The end of optimism in US foreign policy

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On February 18, 2019

There are many different debates and discussions on the direction of U.S. foreign policy among scholars and practitioners of international relations today. In most of these debates the general idea is on the unpredictability of U.S. policy, absence of U.S. […]

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Event Summary: A Private Roundtable on Turkish-American Relations

SETA Foundation Posted On February 18, 2019

Turkish-American relations are at a juncture as U.S. withdrawal from Syria is underway, as two NATO allies to implement the Manbij roadmap.

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A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey

Kadir Ustun Posted On February 13, 2019

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 […]

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