Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago

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Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is a growing power with ambitions that are challenging international order regionally and globally. What are those aspirations, what are the difficulties for Turkey, and what are the options for the United States?

At this webinar, Ambassador W. Robert Pearson, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey, presented analysis and thoughts on this critical relationship at this first Duke Center for International and Global Studies (DUCIGS)/Rethinking Diplomacy Program webinar of 2021.

Michael Schoenfeld (Vice President for Public Affairs & Government Relations at Duke University) moderated the discussion.

This event was co-sponsored by the DUCIGS/Rethinking Diplomacy Program and Duke in DC.

Read the article on Duke Today about the event: https://today.duke.edu/2021/01/soft-power-and-economic-pressure-best-options-us-diplomacy-turkey

Learn more about DUCIGS' Rethinking Diplomacy Program: https://igs.duke.edu/series/rethinking-diplomacy