December 3- December 9, 2019
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THE LATEST IN U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS
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December 12, 2019
THO will be hosting Dr. Joseph Nye to discuss U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy and Challenges December 12, 2019 at the National Press Club.
More speakers to be announced soon!
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THO's 2019 Annual Review of US-Turkey relations is coming soon- THO will be taking a deeper look at the US-Turkey relationship in 2019 and make predictions for 2020. Stay tuned for more updates!
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THO is now verified on Wikipedia! We encourage you to check out our page and our history of fostering successful bilateral partnership between Turkey and the U.S.
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Last week THO's outreach kicked off as THO's President, Ali Cinar, attended the NATO leaders meeting in London and the NATO Engages conference that occurred before the meeting.
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Additionally, at the NATO Leader meeting THO President's, Ali Cinar, met with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia and congratulated North Macedonia on its new NATO membership.
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THO's
Communications Manager, Savannah Lane
, also met with U.S. State Department officials last week to discuss current development in Turkey and also provide insight on current Turkish policies.
Then finally,
THO's Executive Director, Elvir Klempic and Communications Manager Savannah Lane
, met with George Mason University researcher to discuss the Turkish diaspora in the U.S. and review Turkey's own immigration issues.
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THO media outreach continues as THO's President, Ali Cinar, met with various media channels such as
TRT World, I24, NewsMax, Sirius XM POTUS, Fox News Radio, CNNTurk, Haberturk, TRT Haber, Haber Global, A News.
During his interviews Ali Cinar discussed and focused on the recent NATO meeting, as well as Turkey's current relationship with its NATO allies.
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Additionally, THO's Communications Manager, Savannah Lane, spoke with A news and TRT World on current U.S.- Turkey Relations and recent NATO developments.
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Then to finish off THO's media outreach, Executive Director, Elvir Klempic, appeared on Fox Nation to discuss the U.S.'s position in NATO and to explain why this is still a valued partnership for the U.S.
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THO NON-RESIDENT FELLOWSHIP
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FELLOW FEATURE
THO is proud to introduce our 2019-2020 non-resident fellowship cohort. Stay tuned for more introductions as we feature each of our distinguished members.
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Emily Przyborowski is a first year Master of Arts student at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. At SAIS she is concentrating in Middle East studies and minoring in Strategic studies, her focus is in Middle East security and counter-terrorism. Emily is the Secretary of the Defense and Intelligence Club at SAIS and will serve as the President in her second year. Emily is a correspondent for the Arab Weekly where she writes analysis on current issues relevant to the Middle East and United States.
Emily is a 2019 graduate of Notre Dame of Maryland University where she earned a degree in Political Science and studied abroad at the University of Jordan in Amman. She was the recipient of the Nancy Kreiter Student Research Award and the Political Science Departmental Award upon graduation. In addition to her graduate studies Emily interned with Congressional offices, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, the American Foreign Policy Council, and the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute.
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THO is excited to announce the latest addition to the THO Advisory Board; Hande Bozatli, who is the former President of Assembly of European Regions.
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The U.S. Embassy in Turkey announced that the U.S. State Department will be hosting a live panel discussion on Dec. 10 at 9:30 EST on violence against women.
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The U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey is following the Heart of Asia Summit closely as leaders across the region gather in Istanbul, Turkey. Be sure to monitor their twitter feed as the post more regarding this meeting.
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NEWS:
The Latest Developments in U.S.-Turkey Relations
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There will be a Four-Way Summit on Syria in Turkey
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The leaders of Turkey, France, Germany, and Britain will meet in February 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey to hold the next quadrilateral meeting on Syria. The 2020 meeting was announced after the meeting this week on Syria, where the leaders discussed Turkey's Operation Peace Spring and met with U.S. President.
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Turkey and the U.S. will negotiate LNG Trade
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With the $100 billion target in bilateral trade set between the two countries, Turkey and the U.S. are making plans to expand energy trade relations. Turkey is hoping to increase it's LNG trade with the U.S. in hopes of decreasing its dependence on pipeline gas.
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Trump and Erdogan Meeting in London During NATO Meeting
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President Erdogan on Wednesday held a one-on-one meeting with U.S. President Trump, on the sidelines of NATO leaders' summit in London. The two met behind closed doors for half an hour after the main session of the NATO leaders' summit.
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Turkish Airport Attracts Bid from Top European Airport Operators
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European airport operators including
Ferrovial SA
and
Vinci SA
are among bidders for a concession contract in Turkey. The contract is being auctioned by YDA Group, a closely held Turkish conglomerate with investments spanning construction to energy
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The 70th NATO Conference took place last week in London. Read more about the background and developments below!
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Wrap-up of NATO Leaders Meeting
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As the NATO leaders meeting came to a conclusion last week, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said a few closing remarks. According to Stoltenberg, "Our meeting has once again demonstrated that NATO remains the only place where Europe and North America discuss, decide and act every day together on strategic issues that concern our shared security."
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NATO Secretary-General's meeting with President Trump ahead of NATO Leaders’ Meeting
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Last week NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Trump at Winfield House in London ahead of the Meeting of NATO Leaders on Tuesday. They discussed the progress made on burden-sharing in the Alliance and further improvements to the readiness of Allied forces.
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NATO Secretary-General Statement Before NATO Leaders Meeting
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Before the NATO leaders meeting, Jens Stoltenberg shared the issues that NATO will address this week, such as the fight against terrorism, arms control, our relationship with Russia and for the first time in NATO’s history we will also sit down with the NATO Leaders and address the rise of China
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NATO E-3A Upgrade Announced
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NATO’s Airborne Early Warning & Control Program Management Agency has signed a Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP) contract with Boeing to upgrade 14 E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft. The upgrade forms part of a wider NATO strategy to counter new and growing threats.
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An Advisor to Turkey’s President Speaks with CNN about NATO Leader’s Meeting
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Senior advisor to President Erdogan, Gulnur Aybet, says that Turkey's NATO allies fail to understand that their incursion into Syria is due to a 'deep national security threat' and that allies must be there for each other.
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A direct and compelling headline
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