The Middle East Institute of Columbia University
and
SIPA Turkish Initiative
Present
“The Resurgence of Turkey as a Central Ally in Obama’s Foreign Policy”
with
Nicole Pope
Former Turkey Correspondent for the French Daily Le Monde and the Co-author of “Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey”
Thursday, April 23rd
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Columbia University International Affairs Building, Room 404 (Street level)
420 West 118th street (at Amsterdam Avenue)
Directions: 1 train to 116th street. Walk east through the campus to Amsterdam Avenue
Campus map: http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/
Zoomed map: http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/international_affairs.html
Free and open to the public
Refreshments and baklava will be served
Obama recently made the first country visit of his presidency to Turkey. The strong parallels between Turkish foreign policy andObama’s new foreign policy appear to indicate a prominent role for Turkey in achieving major U.S. foreign policy objectives during the Obama administration. Is Turkey indeed re-emerging as a central ally for the U.S.?
Nicole Pope is a Swiss journalist and writer, based in
Istanbul since 1987. She is co-author of “Turkey Unveiled: a history of modern Turkey” and worked for 15 years as Turkey correspondent for the French daily Le Monde. Her articles have also been published in numerous other international publications including The Economist, The International Herald Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The Independent. Nicole worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Baghdad (1982-83) and in south Lebanon (1983-84). She has also lived in Tehran, Bahrain and Cyprus.