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Listen to prominent experts on US foreign policy, US-Turkey relations, and the Middle East.

  1. U.S. Withdrawal from Syria and What Comes Next

    2025. 04. 24.

    U.S. Withdrawal from Syria and What Comes Next

    The Trump administration has begun a substantial drawdown of its military footprint in Syria, shuttering three of its eight operational bases and reducing troop levels. This development follows the emergence of a post-Assad administration in Damascus. The move represents partial progress toward a long-held goal of President Trump to scale back U.S. involvement in Syria, underscoring his ongoing effort to redefine America’s global role. While the prospect of withdrawal has circulated in Washington policy circles for years, its implementation remains a source of contention. It is also a sore point in Turkish-American relations, as it relates to the U.S. support for the YPG. Key questions over the potential withdrawal’s strategic implications remain: How will such a recalibration impact the U.S.-Türkiye relations? How will regional actors respond to the reduced American footprint in Syria? What lies ahead for Syria in terms of its security and territorial unity? How might key players like Israel interpret and react to Washington’s shifting posture?   The SETA Foundation at Washington, D.C. is pleased to host a timely panel discussion to examine these critical questions. The discussion will explore how the Trump administration’s recalibration may reshape U.S. policy toward Syria and its neighbors, impact bilateral relations with Türkiye, and influence the balance of power in the region.   Speakers Mike Doran, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, Hudson Institute   Rich Outzen, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Kadir Ustun, Executive Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington DC   Moderator Kilic Kanat, Research Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington DC

    58분
  2. Mapping the Fault Lines in Turkey-US Relations

    2024. 06. 19.

    Mapping the Fault Lines in Turkey-US Relations

    For the last seventy years, experts have tried to define the nature of Turkey’s partnership with the US. While Turkish-US relations have always been susceptible to different crises, they enjoyed a brief “golden era” in the 1950s. This book argues that a false nostalgia about that period – when the strategic interests of two countries fully converged – has distorted analyses by scholars and policymakers ever since. To provide a more accurate assessment, this book look at the patterns of crises between the two countries throughout history and how these relate to the current points of tension in Turkish-American relations today. It coins a new conceptual framework to understand the Turkey-US partnership: the “vulnerable partnership”. The book outlines the key causes of this vulnerability, showing that for the last 70 years, there have been recurring frictions and faultlines that have been repeated across different political periods. These especially involve the US congress, public opinion, Russia, and crises in the Middle East. Based on journalistic, archival and scholarly sources, the topic of the book is at the intersection foreign policy studies, Middle East politics, the history of Turkish-American relations, and foreign policy making. The SETA Foundation at Washington, DC is pleased to host a book event to discuss Kilic Bugra Kanat’s new book, Mapping the Fault Lines in Turkey-US Relations.   Speaker: Kilic Kanat, Research Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington DC   Moderator: Kadir Ustun, Executive Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington, DC

    49분

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Listen to prominent experts on US foreign policy, US-Turkey relations, and the Middle East.