On Friday, September 13, at 8:00 a.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. Turkey time, the Atlantic Council Turkey Programs organized a discussion on the Black Sea, exploring prospects for cooperation between Turkey and the West in light of the Ukraine war and the launched new report: A Sea of opportunities: Exploring avenues for cooperation between Turkey and the West in the Black Sea.
The event featured a panel from experts and contributors to a project: “A Sea of Opportunities: Can the West Benefit from Türkiye’s Autonomous Foreign Policy in the Black Sea?” led by Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Yevgeniya Gaber.
The report launch took place under the scope of a project funded by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)’s Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS). A Sea of opportunities: Exploring avenues for cooperation between Turkey and the West in the Black Sea, identifies opportunities for the West to engage with Ankara in strengthening regional security and cooperation under the pillars of political dialogue, defense, maritime security, and energy in light of the new security environment that has emerged in the Black Sea region following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Speakers
Serhat Güvenç
Professor of International Relations Kadir Has University
Ambassador Basat Öztürk
Director General for International Security Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Türkiye
Maryna Vorotnyuk
Associate Fellow
Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies
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The Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) in Berlin is funded by Stiftung Mercator and the Federal Foreign Office. CATS is the curator of the CATS Network, an international network of think tanks and research institutions working on Turkey. “A Sea of Opportunities: Can the West Benefit from Turkey’s Autonomous Foreign Policy in the Black Sea?“ is a project of CATS Network.
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