APRIL 10-16, 2018
UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
April 23: THO panel on impact of Washington’s Syria policy on U.S.-Turkey relations
Join THO at the National Press Club on April 23 to hear from distinguished experts on how Washington’s shifting Syria policy is impacting the U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship.
April 19: Invitation-only roundtable with H.E. Mehmet Simsek
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS : THO NONRESIDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
THO is pleased to announce the call for applications for its 2018-19 Nonresident Fellowship Program .

Starting in September 2018, successful applicants will have the opportunity to contribute to constructive dialogue surrounding U.S.-Turkey relations and Turkey’s role in the international community. We encourage graduate students, young researchers and professionals, and practitioners with a special interest in U.S.-Turkey relations to apply. Specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to): security, education, humanitarian aid and refugee issues, energy, economy, technology, citizen diplomacy, and international exchange.
 
Application Deadline
JUNE 4, 2018 at 11:59 PM (EDT)
U.S.-TURKEY NEWS
U.S. conducts strikes against Assad regime targets, Turkey voices approval
Trial of American pastor begins in Turkey
Additional news
OTHER NEWS
Security
Humanitarian Aid
Economy
Energy
Education
Technology
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST FROM THO
NEW FACTSHEET: “Understanding the Conflict in Northern Syria”
Check out THO’s latest factsheet, “ Understanding the Conflict in Northern Syria ,” in which David Hutchins (THO Communications and Editorial Assistant) breaks down the actions and motivations of key actors in northern Syria, including the U.S., Turkey, the YPG, and the Assad regime.
THO announces new Advisory Board members
We are pleased to announce two new Advisory Board members.
Dr. Roger Owen is a Professor of History, Emeritus at Harvard University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Academy of International and Area Studies. He served as Harvard’s first A.J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History between 1993 and 2013. Dr. Owen’s visiting professorships have included the American University at Cairo (1975), the University of California at Berkeley (1982), and the University of Texas at Austin (1990). He received his D.Phil. from St. Anthony’s College at Oxford (1965) and his B.A. from Magdalen College at Oxford (1959).
Dr. Herbert Reginbogin, Professor of International Relations and International Law, has been a faculty member at several universities on both sides of the Atlantic. He has taught at Touro Law School (New York), the European University of Lefke (Cyprus), Bogazici University (Turkey), Cag University (Turkey), Potsdam University (Germany), and Kehl University am Rhein (Germany), in addition to guest lecturing at other institutions of higher learning around the world. He received his Licentiatus Philosophiae/Ph.D. from the University of Bern and his B.A. from Whittier College.
THO hosts teleconference on the Trump administration’s steel tariffs
On April 10, THO hosted a teleconference on “ The Trump Administration’s Tariffs on Steel Imports: What’s Next for U.S.-Turkey Trade Relations .”

The teleconference was moderated by THO Executive Director  Yenal Kucuker  and featured insights from Kerem Cakir  (Spokesperson for the Turkish Steel Exporters Association) and Dr. Gary Clyde Hufbauer ( Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics).
THO continues outreach to U.S. Congress
THO is continuing its outreach to members of the U.S. Congress. Recently, THO President Ali Cinar met with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC).
WHAT WE'RE READING
– Watch from 2:35 to 8:36 to hear Syrian American Council Executive Director Suzanne Meriden discuss recent developments in the Syria crisis.
– Michael Doran, Hudson Institute
– Galip Dalay, German Marshall Fund of the U.S.
– Salonee Gadgil, Creative Review
– Peter Kenyon, NPR
– Zeynep Balcioglu, Tufts University


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