May
5
Past Event

The Outlook for Turkey-U.S. Relations

May 5, 2016 | 10:00AM to 12:00PM EDT
Ankara
Related programs: 
Turkey

Welcome Remarks

  • Güven Sak, Director, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)

Speakers

  • Ian Lesser, Senior Director for Foreign Policy and Executive Director of the Brussels Office, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
  • Taha Özhan, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission, Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey

Location 

  • TEPAV - 3rd Floor Conference Room

The discussion will be off-the-record and conducted in English. Translation services will not be provided.

The United States and Turkey share a strong partnership rooted in common values as well as shared interests and strategic objectives. Nonetheless, it has always been a high-maintenance relationship and has been tested several times over the years. Recently, the U.S.-Turkey relationship has been challenged most notably with the different priorities of the two allies in Syria and Iraq, among other issues. What implications do these challenges have on U.S.-Turkey relations? How can the two allies move forward despite their different priorities? Join us to discuss the outlook for the U.S.-Turkey relationship.

 

Ian Lesser

Vice President, Foreign Policy; Executive Director, Transatlantic Center