The Luckiest Dictator in the Middle East
The final leg of support for the Syrian Ba’ath regime’s geopolitical comfort zone was the political climate generated by the other dictatorships in the area.
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If Iran had not Supported the Syrian Baath Regime
Syria has become one of the few friends Iran has left, after it was blatantly sanctioned by the West, the U.S and other states in the region after the Islamic revolution.
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Moderator: Taha Özhan, President of SETA Foundation Panelists: Besma Kodmani, Syrian National Council Veniamin Popov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations Kayhan Barzegar, Center for Strategic Research, Iran Basheer Nafi, Al Jazeera Center for Studies Date/Time: April 3rd, 2012, TUESDAY 10:00-12:00 Venue: SETA Ankara room, ANKARA
The worry is not about the possibility of a war breaking out; it is about the hope of building a new regional order in the near future fading away.
In the wake of the Arab League’s embargo against Syria, a new period is ahead for the Baathist regime.
Turkey has refreshed its social and historical memory of each and every country that experienced change and revolution.
An America Without a Bin Laden
Bin Laden whom George W. Bush had declared would be captured "dead or alive" after the 9/11 attacks was killed by the Obama administration.
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Al Jazeera Forum: Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey's foreign minister talks about how the region has rediscovered its sense of possessing a common destiny.
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Public demands for structural change in North Africa and the Middle East has brought Turkey to the global stage within a new context.
Political demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt have sparked a century old discussion: Is Turkey a model for the Middle East?
The “Lieberman Plan” aims at removing Israel’s “effective control” over Gaza, without compromising Israeli security or intruding upon its own sovereignty.
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.
SETA PUBLIC LECTURE Ahmet Kuru Assistant Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University Date: June 3, 2010 Thursday Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Venue: SETA, Ankara
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
SETA PANEL Chair: Talip Küçükcan SETA Participants: Dr. Bashir Ansari Afghan intellectual and writer Prof. M. Nazif Shahrani Chair, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures & Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University, United States Date: August 13, 2009 Time: 11.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara
SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By Nader Hashemi Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver Date: June 8, 2009 Monday Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara
SETA CONFERENCE By Dr. Kamran Bokhari Strategic Forecasting Inc. (Stratfor), Director of Middle East Analysis Date: November 8, 2007 Thursday Time: 15.00 - 16.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara
The expectation from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) when it came to power in 2002 was that political discussions would be shaped by internal agenda issues.
1-2 July, 2006 Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel, Istanbul / TURKEY
Iraq is like a miniature of the Middle East with its population structure and social characteristics. Each domestic actor in Iraq has relations with ethnic and religious groups in the neighboring countries.
