Between a rock and a hard place: Turkey’s Middle East and Syria Challenge

Editor
29 February 2016 18:00 23/02/17 9:50:02 PM GMT
Speakers
VENUE
  • City, University of London
  • Tait Building Room C309, London EC1V 0HB

The Middle East has always been a complicated region to deal with, even for Turkey, which has historical and cultural ties with it. It was never easy for Turkey to fit in or simply ignore the regional developments, but today more than ever, the Middle East is a real challenge for the future of the Turkish state and society. In this panel we wish to discuss the effects of the changing political and social dynamics of the region on Turkish politics and society and Turkey’s responses to those changes.

Speakers Biography

Dr Bezen Balamir Coskun

Associate professor of international relations

Bezen Balamir Coskun is an associate professor of international relations. She teaches courses on theories of international relations, security studies, Middle East security and Turkish foreign policy. Her main research interests are theories of international relations, security studies and conflict resolution with a geographical emphasise on the Middle East region.

Dr Kamal Alam

Visiting Fellow at RUSI

Kamal Alam is a Syrian military analyst and Fellow for Syrian Affairs at The Institute for Statecraft, and has been a visiting lecturer at several military academies and staff colleges in the Middle East, Britain and Pakistan

Dr Mustafa Demir

Mustafa Demir holds a PhD in the School of Politics and International Relations at Keele University. His research interests are: the Middle East and current developments, Turkey’s foreign and security policies, Kurdish question and perception of Kurds and Kurdistan in the Middle East and world politics.

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