APRIL 24-30, 2018
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THO NONRESIDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
THO is now accepting 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)
 
Full information about the fellowship and application requirements can be found here .
U.S.-TURKEY NEWS
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THE LATEST FROM THO
THO organizes panel on Washington’s shifting Syria policy
On April 23, THO organized a panel on “ Washington’s Shifting Syria Policy: Implications for U.S.-Turkey Relations .” The event was moderated by Dr. Sahar Khan (Research Fellow, CATO Institute) and featured the following speakers:

  • Mariam Jalabi – Representative of the Syrian National Coalition's office at the United Nations

  • Mike Pregent – Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute; former intelligence officer, including at CENTCOM, for over 28 years

  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Peter B. Zwack – Former U.S. Senior Defense Official and Attache to the Russian Federation from 2012-2014; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Research at the Institute for National Strategic Studies

  • Dr. Mesut Hakki Casin – Academic, Istinye University, Air Force, and Turkish Military Academies; former Turkish Air Force officer
New THO Exclusive Insight interview with Michael Pregent
In a new Exclusive Insight interview, Michael Pregent (Adjunct Fellow at the Hudson Institute and former intelligence officer) discusses the Trump administration’s Syria strategy, U.S.-Turkey relations, Iranian influence in the Middle East, and more.
New THO interview with Prof. Charles Hill, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
THO Fellow Baha Erbas recently sat down with Prof. Charles Hill , a career minister in the U.S. Foreign Service, to discuss Turkey’s role in NATO, the Trump administration’s foreign policy, and the state of the current world order.

A celebrated strategist with a storied career in both academia and policy, Prof. Hill’s government posts have included Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East and executive aide to former U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz. His fellowships have taken him from Harvard to Cornell to Stanford’s Hoover Institution.

He is currently a diplomat-in-residence and lecturer in International Studies at Yale University.
THO express sadness at passing of Baki Ilkin, former Turkish Ambassador to the U.S.
We were saddened to hear of the passing of Baki Ilkin, who served as Turkey’s Ambassador to the U.S. from 1998 to 2001 and as Turkey’s Representative to the United Nations from 2004 to 2009. During his tenure in D.C., Amb. Ilkin called the partnership between the U.S. and Turkey an “enhanced relationship” that goes beyond security ties to include “closer political consultations on regional and global matters as well as a much deeper level of economic cooperation.”

On having the opportunity to serve as Turkey’s envoy to the U.S, Amb. Ilkin said , “I love being in Washington. When you receive such a reward, you want to live up to the expectations of your own country. So it is the greatest challenge.”

During his service as Turkey’s Representative to the UN, Amb. Ilkin presided over Turkey’s selection as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2009-2010 period, nearly 50 years after Turkey was last a member of the council.

We send our condolences to his family, friends, and the Turkish diplomatic community.
WHAT WE'RE READING
– Brussels II Conference on ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’
– UN Volunteers
– Pinar Ersoy and Mark Lowen, BBC


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