Economic and Social Research

Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Power

Mr. Blix addressed the present challenges and opportunities on the way toward nuclear disarmament and peace in the world in general, in the Middle East in particular.

The Middle East in the Western Media

SETA PUBLIC LECTURE Chair: İhsan Dağı, METU Speaker: Roger Cohen Date: October 21, 2010 Thursday Time: 16.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

"Turkey in G-20: Toward a New Global Economic Order"

A Panel Discussion with Ibrahim Turhan, Peter Mandaville, and Cemil Aydin. On Friday, October 08, 2010, SETA Foundation at Washington DC, Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and Center for Global Studies at George Mason University, hosted Ibrahim Turhan, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey and Peter Mandaville, Co-Director of Center for Global Studies at George Mason University. The event was moderated by Cemil Aydin, Director of Ali Vural Ak Global İslamic Studies Center at George Mason University.

The Constitutional Referendum and Future of Turkish Politics

SETA CONFERENCE Chair: Taha Özhan, SETA Konuşmacılar: İhsan Dağı, METU Ertan Aydın, Pollmark Date: September 22, 2010 Wednesday Time: 14.00 – 15.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, ANKARA

Turkey and Bosnia Herzegovina: A Window into the Future

SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By Ulaş Doğa Eralp, Visiting Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution, Sabancı University Date: July 8, 2010 Thursday Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

Arab Image in Turkey

Turkish-Arab relations are getting closer on the level of state policies and consolidated by cooperation agreements, strategic alliances, high level exchange of visits and expansion of trade volume. Although a promising future is ahead of Turkish-Arab relations, civil and human dimensions on the level of public perception on each side seem to be lagging behind political developments. Today, public support is increasingly sought in foreign policies as it provides legitimacy and confidence in pursuing a certain direction. Mobilization of public support in Turkey and the Arab world will boost Turkish-Arab relations on the basis of mutual trust. In order to achieve this goal, both sides should work together to eliminate biased views, stereotypes and negative images held towards each other.

Türk - Arap Forumu

14 Haziran 2010 Ceylan InterContinental Hotel - İstanbul Konuşmacılar: Abellah Boussole,Basheer Nafi,Burhan Köroğlu,Bülent Aras ,Cengiz Çandar,Fahmy Howeidi,Hatem Ete,Jawad Al Hamad,Mustafa Al-Labbad,Mustafa El-Murabit ,Nelly Hana,Pakinam Sharqawee,Rafik Abdessalem Bouchlaka,Taha Özhan,Talip Küçükcan,Tarek Abdelgelil,Wesim Kalajieh

Turkey and the Middle East

Turkey's soft power is on the rise in the Middle East and there is a widespread positive perception of Turkey's involvement in the region. SETA PANEL DISCUSSION Organized by SETA &Al Sharq Centre for Regional and Strategic Studies Chair: Bulent Aras, SETA & Istanbul Technical University Panelists: Mustafa Al Labbad, Al Sharq Centre for Regional and Strategic Studies Akif Kireççi, Bilkent University Date: April 08, 2010 Thursday Time: 10.30 – 12.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

Iran's Nuclear Program: Contending Perspectives

SETA PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Taha Özhan, SETA Panelists: Bülent Aras, SETA & İTÜ Mahmood Monshipouri, San Francisco State University Date: March 22, 2010 Monday Time: 11.00 – 12.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

The U.S. and Shifting Dynamics in the Middle East

SETA PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Bulent Aras, Bulent ARAS, SETA, Coordinator, Foreign Policy Studies Panelists: Robert Malley, International Crisis Group, Middle East and North Africa Program Director Joost Hiltermann, International Crisis Group, Deputy Program Director, Middle East and North Africa Peter Harling, International Crisis Group, Project Director (Iraq, Lebanon and Syria) Date: March 12, 2010 Friday Time: 13.00 – 14.15 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

Fırsatlar ve Korkular Arasında GDO'lar

SETA PANEL Oturum Başkanı: Bekir S. Gür Karabük Üniversitesi Öğretim Üyesi Konuşmacılar: Muhammet Şakiroğlu Kafkas Üniv. Öğretim Üyesi & Bitki Genetiği Uzmanı Masum Burak Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı Tarımsal Araştırmalar Genel Müdürü Tarih: 21 Ocak 2010 Perşembe Saat: 16.00 – 17.30 Yer: SETA, Ankara

Islamic Politics and the Problem of Official Secularism

SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By Ş. İlgü Özler, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, State University of New York-New Paltz Date: January 14, 2010 Thursday Time: 11.00 – 12.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

Barack Obama's Foreign Policy Agenda: The First Year

SETA CONFERENCE By Robin Wright The Washington Post Date: November 26, 2008 Wednesday Time: 16.00 – 17.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

Turkey, the Region and US-Turkish Relations: Assessing the Challenges and Prospects

A Brookings-SETA Policy Conference on Turkey University of California, Washington Center 1608 Rhode Island Ave, NW Tuesday, October 28, 2008

One Market, 27 States, 25 Million Outsiders?

SETA CONFERENCE By Adam Luedtke Assistant Professor, University of Utah Date: May 7, 2008 Wednesday Time: 17.00 - 19.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara

The Impact and Implication of East Asia as a Global Political Actor

SETA CONFERENCE By Kim Beng Phar Visiting Scholar, Waseda University, Organization of Asian Studies / SETA Research Fellow Date: November 15, 2007 Thursday Time: 15.00 - 16.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara The Impact and Implication of East Asia as a Global Political Actor: The Risk/Perils of Indifference In, and by Turkey