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 […]
For the first time since the 2008 global crisis, the G20 summit is being held at the world leader level in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The purpose of the meeting is to reduce the effects of the crisis and to pioneer […]
In August 2018, the Trump Administration announced its decision to withhold the remaining funds available for stabilization efforts in Syria. The funds were already approved and earmarked for varying projects in Syria, however, the administration emphasized its desire for other nations […]
Since the resolution of the Brunson issue between Turkey and the U.S., there has been an increasing level of high-level diplomatic interaction between the two countries. The presidents of the two countries talked multiple times on the phone on many […]
Thursday, November 29, 2018 2:00pm – 3:30pm The Trump administration renewed sanctions on Iran, targeting Iran as a continuation of the U.S. pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign […]
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. […]
In the first year of President Trump’s tenure, Turkish-American relations went through what we can call a period of “sizing up,” as hopes for a new beginning were somewhat moderated by strategic challenges. The Trump administration had inherited the Obama […]
The U.S. policy on Syria over the last seven years has been nothing short of an enigma. In fact, we have constantly debated whether it actually had a policy on the Syrian civil war. The Obama administration’s lack of strategy […]
On Monday, September 24, 2018, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. and MUSIAD USA hosted an event in New York City titled “Turkey’s Role in Humanitarian Challenges of Our Time.” The timely discussion highlighted Turkey’s humanitarian aid that has reach […]
As Operation Olive Branch continues with full force, there are efforts to bring Turkey’s fight against the PKK-affiliate People’s Protection Units (YPG) to an end. Western governments note that they appreciate Ankara’s security concerns. Yet they clearly don’t want the […]
The quote “Great power rivalries are first and foremost contests for allies” is from a book on alliances written by Weiss A. Mitchell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and last year reviewed in the Wall Street Journal […]
Many experts and observers of Turkish-U.S. relations are now asking if the current state of relations between the two countries can be fixed or if they have entered an irreversible process of falling apart. Turkey’s Afrin offensive, Operation Olive Branch, […]
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 […]
The Turkey-U.S. relationship suffers from the same ambiguity and instability found in U.S. relations with its other traditional allies.
The second annual Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) Conference in Washington took place last week with the title “The Future of the U.S.-Turkey Partnership.” The future of Turkish-U.S. ties has been debated extensively in the last few […]
In Hollywood action movies there is a well-known and frequently adopted plot in which the hero, the only hope of the people, has some kind of depression or identity crisis. Despite the danger that different threats pose to the people, […]
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden visited Istanbul this weekend after addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. As expected, the weekend’s meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and other government officials […]
Distinction that Washington claims to exist between the PKK and YPG is a problem to Turkish-U.S. relations.
