Afghanistan is a Central Asian and Southeast Asian nation, yet it exerts more influence over the Middle East than most countries due to its ethnic and religious attributes as well as the instability it has experienced for more than four […]
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SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a virtual panel of experts to discuss ‘20 Years on: Turkish-American Relations under the AK Party.’
Donald Rumsfeld died last week in New Mexico at the age of 88. He was one of the most controversial characters of the last several decades when it comes to U.S. foreign and national security policymaking. Although he had a long public […]
Yesterday, one of the most significant summit meetings between Turkey and U.S. took place in Brussels on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
While determining its foreign policy, the U.S. has a major responsibility to please its own nation. The latest polls show that American citizens demand security and to put an end to the spread of arms overseas Since the inauguration of U.S. […]
The Muslim world celebrated a bittersweet Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr, as Palestine was covered in blood. At least 174 Palestinians have reportedly died in Israel’s bombardment on Gaza. Muslim leaders delivered a muted response to Israel’s acts of provocation […]
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Biden’s US pins its hopes on COVID-19 for global image
The COVID-19 crisis has probably been the most significant and consequential public health crisis the world has faced in the past century. Since the 1917 Spanish flu, this is the first time that the world has dealt a crisis of such magnitude. It […]
Turkey and Egypt took a new step toward normalization, as a Turkish delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal, visited Cairo following contact between intelligence chiefs and foreign ministers. Negotiations between these two countries look nothing like the meetings between, say, […]
In an address to U.S. Congress last week, President Joe Biden discussed his first 100 days in office. It was a critical period considering the ongoing global pandemic and deep divisions in American society. The speech was similar to earlier […]
The rapprochement being attempted by Saudi Arabia and Iran is the latest example of repositioning in the Middle East. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) told his country’s public broadcaster last week that he wanted “a good and distinguished relationship” […]
For the last three months, since the inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States, we have seen an increasing recalibration of U.S. foreign policy. First off, the administration is trying to end the long wars that have haunted […]
Last week U.S. President Joe Biden finally announced a deadline for the withdrawal of all the U.S. troops from Afghanistan. It was something that former U.S. President Donald Trump also wanted to do but could not achieve. It was also something Biden wanted […]
The foreseen face-to-face between U.S. President Biden and his Russian counterpart expected to be a significant determinant in Washington’s upcoming Asia-Pacific moves The Biden administration, from day one, has asserted the military, technological, economic and political threat posed by China […]
The Biden administration’s initial foreign policy statements and announcements demonstrate that China is the most significant priority of the United States. As mentioned in this column previously, China is considered a technological, political, economic and military challenge for the U.S. Within […]
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Whither the international system: Ideological rivalries
The future of the international system is being debated fiercely nowadays. Everyone knows that the liberal order, backed by United States hegemony, is breaking down. Washington’s comeback isn’t widely expected to restore liberal order either. At the heart of the […]
For almost two decades now, there have been debates about a conflict between China and the U.S. People from different fields, including hawkish foreign policy experts, realist international relations scholars and some journalists, have written about this “eventuality.” During the […]
The Middle East is experiencing an extraordinary amount of activity on the 10th anniversary of the Arab revolts. A series of developments and debates are intertwined: in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey and Egypt are watching each other’s movements, as Tel Aviv sends […]
Biden as a candidate promised to take the U.S. back to the deal and was confident of achieving it; however, his time in office has proved that this won’t be an easy task Since the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, […]
Policymakers in the United States are trying to transform President Joe Biden’s campaign pledge – “America is back” – into the Biden doctrine. Think tanks and the media are working hard to shape and grant legitimacy to the post-Trump era. […]
U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration are making every effort to send a message to the world that “America is back.” Biden’s motto was very clear in his recent address to the Munich Security Conference during which he reiterated […]
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US-Russia affairs: No more ‘Rocky’ at the White House?
It has become commonplace for incoming U.S. administrations to revise the nation’s foreign policy toward Russia. In some instances, it can be as ambitious as former President Barack Obama’s “reset.” The objective is rather clear. Every new administration believes that their predecessors […]
Eighty-seven Turkish parliamentarians responded to a scandalous letter that 54 United States senators sent to U.S. President Joe Biden on Turkey. The statement, which members of four major parties – except the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) – signed, reminded the American lawmakers that their […]
U.S. President Joe Biden recently made his first foreign policy speech since his inauguration on Jan. 6. In an approximately 20-minute address to State Department personnel, there was not any unexpected move or position. At least for the last three months, […]
If Biden cannot renew miscalculated U.S. foreign policy, there is no way to talk about a positive future for relations with Turkey Even before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, there were different projections about the election’s impact on the future […]
If Biden adopts an aggressive foreign policy approach, there is no chance for the U.S. to repair its broken relations, including with Turkey Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. In his inaugural address, he […]
Adecade has passed since the December 2010 self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor who set off mass protests in the Arab world. The wave of democratization, which began with the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, took down the authoritarian […]
With the official announcement of Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, everybody has started to discuss what the new president’s foreign policy will bring for the U.S. There are a lot of different projections in regard to the […]
On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a virtual panel of experts to discuss ‘The Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Priorities.’ The discussion featured Charles Kupchan, professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service […]
Last week, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced some of the most senior names of his national security and foreign policy team. The only surprise was the appointment of former Secretary of State John Kerry as a special envoy for climate […]
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Can US repair its declining foreign image after elections?
There have been ongoing debates about the U.S.’s declining relevance in regional crises over the last several years. Although the U.S. administration has consistently reiterated its interest in the developments across different regions and expressed certain positions on regional crises, […]