RECENT EVENTS
American Foreign Policy in the Middle East and Beyond
Join THO on Wednesday May 22 as we host three distinguished experts to discuss U.S. Foreign Policy. We'll be joined by: Charles Kupchan, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and former White House Official; Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School of Government; and Ozgur Ozdamar, Visiting Fulbright Scholar at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. This panel will be moderated by THO Nonresident Senior Fellow, Ipek Ariogul.
THO Non-Resident Fellow Visit to Washington, D.C.
As part of the THO Non-Resident Fellowship Program, the THO hosted the Turkish-based Non-Resident Fellows for a week in Washington D.C. to continue to foster a dialogue surrounding U.S.-Turkish relations.
Turkey's Maritime Geopolitics
THO hosted Turkish Admiral Cem Gurdeniz, Director of Koc University Maritime Forum, for a conversation on Turkey’s Maritime Geopolitics at the National Press Club.
The Uyghurs: Imprisonment of a People
THO hosted a panel discussion, “The Uyghurs: an Imprisonment of a People” with Omer Kanat, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Uyghur Congress, and former Ambassador John Herbst, the current Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.
A Conversation on Transatlantic Relations
THO hosted a “Conversation on Transatlantic Relations” at the National Press Club. The panel included Ambassador Nicholas Burns and Professor Gulnur Aybet and was moderated by Samantha Vinograd.
Teleconference: Brexit and the Future of the EU
The Turkish Heritage Organization hosted a recent teleconference discussion on “Brexit and the Future of the EU” with Distinguished Fellow of the Future Europe Initiative at the Atlantic Council Frances Burwell, and Former British Diplomat Sir Robert Cooper.
Searching for the Future: Preservation of the Academic Heritage of the Middle East
Turkish Heritage Organization to host Panel Discussion on Searching for the Future: Preservation of the Academic Heritage of the Middle East
What's Next for Middle East?: A Panel and Release of THO Annual Review of U.S.- Turkey Relations
THO’s panel on “What’s Next for the Middle East” featured speakers Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Affairs at Harvard University; Michael M. Gunter, THO Advisory Board Member; and Sanford Silverburg, THO Advisory Board Member.
THO Co-Organizes Roundtable with IMF Executive Director
THO partnered with U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s US-Turkey Business Council and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkeyto host IMF Executive Director Raci Kayafor a roundtable discussion on Turkey's economy and business potential.
U.S., Turkey, and NATO: Strength in an Alliance
On January 30th, THO hosted former U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis and former Turkish Navy Rear Admiral Ali Deniz Kutluk for a discussion on U.S.-Turkey defense cooperation and the NATO alliance.
