Farrukh Irnazarov, country director for the Central Asian Development Institute, gives input into the perspective of Central Asian republics and their views on a New Silk Road Strategy, offering recommendations to the US and other governments hoping to better integrate Afghanistan into Central Asia. [thaudio href=’https:/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Farrukh-Irnazarov.mp3′][/thaudio]

Often overshadowed by its political turmoil, the Middle East faces increasing environmental and resource-based challenges, such as depleting water resources. Recognizing the need to find possible collective solutions, the Hollings Center and the Prince Mohammad bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies at the University of Central Florida convened a conference to address challenges […]

Dr. Mutlu Özdoğan, of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. Sezin İba Gürsoy, or Kirklareli University, discuss the link between water issues in the Middle East and long-term food security. They provide examples of example partnerships on food and water security and discuss how the region could better utilize data on water management to improve […]

Wisconsin Üniversitesi’nden Dr. Mutlu Özdoğan ve Kırklareli Üniversitesi’nden Dr. Sezin İba Gürsoy, Orta Doğu’daki su sorunları ile uzun vadeli gıda güvenliği arasındaki bağlantıyı konuşuyorlar. Sohbetlerinde, gıda ve su güvenliği alanında iyi ortaklık örnekleri, Orta Doğu su politikasının iyileştirilebilmesi için verilerin daha etkin kullanımı, ve su tasarrufu ile ilgili heyecan verici bir NASA projesi tartışılıyor.  

Dr. Scott Moore discusses why water is such a political issue and what conditions are necessary to resolving water conflict in the Middle East. He also offers insight on Asia as a model for water management in the Middle East and envisions the future of international cooperation on such issues. [clear]   This video was […]

Dr. Hassan Arafat of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology discusses the state of desalination in the Middle East, including problems of using this technology and recent developments in the field of desalination. [clear]   This video was produced with support from the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies at […]

The Hollings Center for International Dialogue launched its Young Professionals in International Relations (YPIR) Network on June 16, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey with an event featuring guest speaker Steven Cook, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. The event brought together 30 young professionals representing academia, the […]

Israel Institute’s Michael Koplow weighs in on the history of Israel-Turkey relations and potential opportunities for increased cooperation between Israel and Turkey. He also discusses the U.S. role as a “present partner” in that relationship and the effects on each nations’ interactions with the US. [clear]

Ceren Aydemir, ABD ve Türkiye arasında yenilenebilir enerji ve doğalgaz da dahil olmak üzere enerji konularında işbirliği potansiyelini tartışıyor. ABD’nin, Türkiye’nin komşularıyla olan ilişkilerine olası etkilerine ve ABD ile yeni ortaklık olanaklarına değiniyor.

Emre Erdoğan, ABD-Türkiye ilişkilerinde kamuoyunun rolünü ve Türkiye’nin “Amerikan karşıtı” duygularının durumunu araştırıyor. Bugün, Türkiye’de “anti-Amerikanizm” in nasıl göründüğüne dair soruları yanıtlıyor.