COMMENTARY - In January 2012, Ambassador Matthew Bryza left Baku and returned to Washington following the U.S. Senate’s decision to go to recess without voting on his appointment. This decision pleased the Armenian-American special interest and a few senators who opposed his nomination. These groups underlined that their disapproval of Bryza’s nomination is based on “the respect for the Armenian people” and they do not consider him as “the right person to represent the United States.” However, c [ … ]
CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
presents
TURKEY'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY
conference panel featuring
Daniel Brumberg (Georgetown University)
Omer Taspinar (Brookings)
Yossi Shain (Georgetown University)
Fevzi Bilgin (St. Mary's College, Washington Review)
moderator
Sinan Ciddi (Institute of Turkish Studies at Georgetown University)
Wednesday, Oct...
CONFERENCE: RUSSIA AND EURASIA: 20 YEARS AFTER THE SOVIET UNION
April 14, 2011, Washington DC
Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia's geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. The emergence of new states in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the widening of European integration, and the rise of China have all transformed Russia's rela...
The Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs, in partnership with The Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary's College of Maryland, held a a one-day conference at Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland, November 23, 2010.
The goal of the conference was to address critical issues affecting Turkey and Eurasian societies. The conference brought together scholars from across the socia...
The Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs held a conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC, on September 15, 2010, three days after the critical constitutional referendum in Turkey, featuring Wayne Madsen, Joe Lauria, Mustafa Akyol, Levent Korkut, and Ihsan Bal.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Wayne Madsen is a Washington, DC-based investigative journ...
The Washington Review held a reception at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2010. The event provided a friendly venue for political scientists who work on Turkey and Eurasia to meet and network.