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The U.S.–Türkiye–EU Triangle: Between Tensions and Cooperation?

  • Urania Dachsaal 1 Uraniastraße Wien, Wien, 1010 Austria (map)

The International Institute for Peace (IIP), in cooperation with the Karl-Renner-Institut and FES Regional Office for International Cooperation, cordially invites you to the following event:

The U.S.–Türkiye–EU Triangle: Between Tensions and Cooperation?

Date: Monday, 13th of October 2024

Time:       6.00 to 7.30 p.m

Venue:   Urania Dachsaal, Uraniastrasse 1, 1010 Vienna

WELCOME

  • SASCHA OBRECHT, Director of the Karl-Renner-Institut, Vienna

  • MARYLIA HUSHCHA, Researcher and Project Manager, IIP

    SPEAKERS

  • SINEM ADAR, Associate at the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at SWP, Berlin

  • REINHARD KRUMM, Director of the US and Canada office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Washington DC

  • AMANDA PAUL, Deputy Head of the Europe in the World Programme at the European Policy Centre, Brussels

  • AHMET SÖZEN, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta

MODERATION

  • CHRISTOS KATSIOULIS, Head of the FES Regional Office for International Cooperation, Vienna

CONTENT

The USA under Donald Trump and Türkiye are increasingly acting as parallel dealmakers, driven less by ideals and more by interests, while the EU is becoming more sidelined. Not how deals are made, but who gets to make them is now in the focus. In this panel, we will explore if there is still room for long-term alignment. Or have short-term bargains replaced deeper cooperation? Can the EU regain relevance as an actor dedicated to peace and cooperation in Europe? How does the transatlantic shift define the relationship between the EU, the US, and Türkiye? What do nationalism, shifting alliances, and strategic fatigue mean for the future of this uneasy triangle?

This panel is the highlight of this year’s Vienna Peace and Security Talks with a special focus on Türkiye. To better understand the country's role in the international system and its complex position within the evolving European security order, the conference examines this strategically important actor in closer detail.

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The discussion will be held in English. 

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