Save the Date: Inclusion to Education: Preservation of the Academic Heritage of the Middle East March 28, 2019
THO will be hosting a dynamic panel discussion featuring Professor Umran Iman, Professor Mehmed Ozkan, Professor Zeliha Kocak Tufan, and Professor Omer Turan
at the National Press Club March 28, 2019 from 2:00- 4:30 pm.
Please join us for a teleconference March 29, 2019 at 2:00 pm as our distinguished guests, Sir Robert Cooper (Former British Diplomat) and Frances Burwell (Distinguished Fellow, Future Europe Initiative, Atlantic Council) discuss what is in store for the future of the EU following the Brexit vote.
Upcoming: A Conversation on Transatlantic Relations
Join us as we present a discussion with Professor Gulnur Aybet and Former Ambassador Nicholas Burns at the National Press Club on April 9, 2019 to discuss transatlantic relations.
THO Recent Events
What's Next For Middle East? Panel and Release of THO Annual Review of U.S.-Turkey Relations
THO hosted a panel discussion on "What is Next For the Middle East" including speakers Dr. Chuck Freilich, Dr. Michael Gunter, and Dr. Sanford R. Silverburg. Additionally, THO released the Annual Review of U.S.-Turkey Relations of 2018 and prospects for 2019 moving forward.
THO released our Annual Review of U.S.-Turkey Relations in 2018. Stay tuned as we release our PDF version online soon.
THO Outreach
THO Executive Director Elvir Klempic attended a conversation with Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) on NATO. Representative Boyle was recently named to the U.S. Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
THO Staff and Advisory Board Members at the Turkish Ambassador's Residence in Washington D.C.
THO Profile of the Week Features Our New Advisory Board Member:
Dr. David Romano
To learn more about Dr. David Romano and our advisory board members please visit our website here.
THO Summer Research Program
THO is excited to continue our Summer Research Program for 2019! Stay tuned for more information to be released on our website!
Analysis: Perspectives of Neutrality in a World Society of the 21st Century Impacting Turkey's Foreign Policy
THO Advisory Board Member Dr. Herbert Reginbogin
THO Advisory Board Member, Dr. Herbert Reginbogin recently published an article on Turkey's foreign policy and the surrounding world powers that have impacted policy decisions moving forward. Dr. Reginbogin's article was published in the ULUSLARARASI TÜRKİYE DIŞ POLİTİKA SORUNLARI KONGRESİ/ INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON FOREIGN POLICY PROBLEMS OF TURKEY.
Analysis: THO Advisory Board Member Dr. Matthew Kroenig on North Korea Policy
THO Advisory Board Member, Dr. Matthew Kroenig spoke on CNN's Global Public Square with Fareed Zakaria on President Trump's approach to North Korea and other foreign policy topics.
Turkey Hopes to Buy US Patriot Missile Defense In Conjunction with Russian S-400s
Turkey is continuing to move forward with the purchase of S-400s in Russia while the U.S. maintains a denial of sale for F-35s. Turkey is now hoping to purchase the Patriot Missile Defense system.
How U.S. and Turkey Can and Must Continue to Improve Business Relations
With over 60,000 U.S. employees and over 1,600 companies in Turkey, it is critical to maintain and promote economic relations between the U.S. and Turkey.
Two days of meetings were held in Ankara between the U.S.-Turkey Joint Task aForce to coordinate the American troop withdrawal from Syria and the role of both nations moving forward.
Turkcell Wins GMSA Internet of Things Security Leadership Award
Turkcell CEO Gediz Sezgin accepts the IoT award and notes that security in IoT business is among the most important topics discussed in the technology world.
The Presidency of the Turkish Defense Industries (SSB) has unveiled details of the Akinci (Raider) armed unmanned aerial vehicle which is currently under development.
The U.S. Embassy in Ankara and the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul wants you to share your best 2019 Summer Work Travel (SWT) experiences this summer!
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