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Gizem Akbash holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from the Cleveland State University. Currently, she is studying a M.A. in International Relations at the same university.
She is proud American of Turkish descend and aspires to get a position of a public servant to secure further Turkish-American cooperation and peace in the Middle East.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Enemies of Turkey in Washington: possible and real
This article covers the following issues:
What political forces in DC pose a bigger threat to Turkish interests, and who Recep Erdogan could try to negotiate with in order to ease current tensions in the Middle East region and in bilateral relations? Does the Turkish-based Orthodox Christian patriarch Bartholomew create new prospects for Turkish-American dialogue or is he a stumbling block for Ankara and Washington?