VISION DOCUMENT (DRAFT)
4TH TURKEY - US FORUM
“New Era Turkey - USA Relations: Opportunities and Risks“
( 2021, Istanbul )
Turkey, continues to be a key ally for the USA, and still sees the US as a highly important partner. These two countries share mutual interests regarding areas such as supporting peace and consistency in the Middle East, fighting against terrorism and fundamentalism, to promote an open and global economy, to provide with secure energy transportation, to provide the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the Middle East with security, and the sustainability of useful cooperation with the United Nations. Such a coincidence of interests, provides a possibility of a spectrum that is promising for the future regarding beneficial mutual cooperation.
But today, Turkey - US relations are absent the strategic quality they used to possess before; and there is an emergence of more and more differentiating ideas of the two sides, especially regarding critical subjects such as the Gulf and the Middle East. Besides the expectations of a “Model Partnership“; both sides support the idea that it is difficult to approach subjects beyond daily events, and they are having difficulty forming effective bonds between their real interests and their political objectives.
This structure of relationship, must be extended and deepened in order for it to contribute into wider strategic interests of both countries. In order for the Turkey - US relations to gain the characteristics of a “model partnership“ within the multi-dimensionally shaping global power system; the two countries must turn towards a structure that will create a mutual deepness in every parameter, not only a strategy based.
Turkey - US Forum has been formed with this purpose. The Forum that will be held annually; aims to develope and strengthen the relations between Turkey and the US. The forum also aims to serve as a platform that will put forward the opportunities and ideas that will elevate interests of both countries regarding the region and also broader areas.
Main Theme
“Turkey - U.S. Relations of the New Era: Opportunities and Risks“
Sub Themes
Peace and Consistency in the Middle East: Turkey- USA Cooperation
Turkey - Israel Relations: A New Regional Paradigm
Turkey - EU Relations and the USA
EU Common Security and Turkey within the Scope of Defense Policies, NATO and Role of the US
Energy Security, Energy Source Policy and Opportunities
Black Sea - Caucasus Policies of USA and Turkey
Afghanistan and Middle Asia: Possible Areas of Cooperation
Iran and the Region: Approaches of the US and Turkey
Iraq, Syria and the Region: Approaches of the US and Turkey
Africa, Latin America and South Asia: New Perspectives
Turkey - Armenia Relations and USA
Event Page
Event details and the vision document can be reached via the link below:
https://tasam.org/en/Etkinlik/7864/3rd_turkey_-_usa_forum
4TH TURKEY - US FORUM
“New Era Turkey - USA Relations: Opportunities and Risks“
( 2021, Istanbul )
Turkey, continues to be a key ally for the USA, and still sees the US as a highly important partner. These two countries share mutual interests regarding areas such as supporting peace and consistency in the Middle East, fighting against terrorism and fundamentalism, to promote an open and global economy, to provide with secure energy transportation, to provide the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the Middle East with security, and the sustainability of useful cooperation with the United Nations. Such a coincidence of interests, provides a possibility of a spectrum that is promising for the future regarding beneficial mutual cooperation.
But today, Turkey - US relations are absent the strategic quality they used to possess before; and there is an emergence of more and more differentiating ideas of the two sides, especially regarding critical subjects such as the Gulf and the Middle East. Besides the expectations of a “Model Partnership“; both sides support the idea that it is difficult to approach subjects beyond daily events, and they are having difficulty forming effective bonds between their real interests and their political objectives.
This structure of relationship, must be extended and deepened in order for it to contribute into wider strategic interests of both countries. In order for the Turkey - US relations to gain the characteristics of a “model partnership“ within the multi-dimensionally shaping global power system; the two countries must turn towards a structure that will create a mutual deepness in every parameter, not only a strategy based.
Turkey - US Forum has been formed with this purpose. The Forum that will be held annually; aims to develope and strengthen the relations between Turkey and the US. The forum also aims to serve as a platform that will put forward the opportunities and ideas that will elevate interests of both countries regarding the region and also broader areas.
Main Theme
“Turkey - U.S. Relations of the New Era: Opportunities and Risks“
Sub Themes
Peace and Consistency in the Middle East: Turkey- USA Cooperation
Turkey - Israel Relations: A New Regional Paradigm
Turkey - EU Relations and the USA
EU Common Security and Turkey within the Scope of Defense Policies, NATO and Role of the US
Energy Security, Energy Source Policy and Opportunities
Black Sea - Caucasus Policies of USA and Turkey
Afghanistan and Middle Asia: Possible Areas of Cooperation
Iran and the Region: Approaches of the US and Turkey
Iraq, Syria and the Region: Approaches of the US and Turkey
Africa, Latin America and South Asia: New Perspectives
Turkey - Armenia Relations and USA
Event Page
Event details and the vision document can be reached via the link below:
https://tasam.org/en/Etkinlik/7864/3rd_turkey_-_usa_forum
