"SIGMA + Foreign Policy Institute Seminar Series No:22" titled "Foreign and Security Policy of Turkey in 2024" had held with a great participation of civil society and non-governmental organizations, scholars and academia as well as political, bureaucratic and diplomatic circles.
The seminar provided an open discussion media for the ongoing conflicts and crisis in the region such as Russia-Ukraine war, heightened tensions in the Black Sea, Southern Caucasus, the Zangezur question, recent clashes between Serbia and Kosovo, the 7th October massacre of Hamas, and raging war over Gaza with tens of thousands of civilian deaths lead us to believe that peace is not in sight for our region. Türkiye being at the heart of it necessitates an in-depth debate over implications, potential threats and likely outcomes.
The main titles of the open discussions were:
Update on and 2024 forecast of Türkiye’s foreign, economic and security policy
USA, NATO and EU in the Mediterranean Sea, The Middle East and Southern Caucasus
Shanghai to London – The status of Belt and Road Initiative