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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Ömer Taşpınar

Ömer Taşpınar

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
Director, Turkey Project, Center on the United States and Europe

Ömer Taşpınar is an expert on Turkey, the European Union, Muslims in Europe, political Islam, the Middle East and Kurdish nationalism. He is a professor at the National War College and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.



Expertise

European Union; Kurdish nationalism; Middle East and Islamic world; Turkey; U.S. foreign policy

  • Language Fluency:
  • French
  • Italian
  • Turkish

Background

Current Positions
Adjunct Professor, European and Middle East Studies, The Johns Hopkins University

Past Positions
Lecturer, European Studies, The Johns Hopkins University; Human Rights Analyst, Robert F. Kennedy Foundation (1996-97); Consultant, Strategic Planning Department, FIAT-TOFAS Istanbul, Turkey (1995-96); Jean Monnet Fellowship, European Union Commission

Education

Ph.D. (2001), M.A. (1995), Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; B.A., Middle East Technical University, 1993


Participating in These Upcoming Events

Save to My PortfolioIntegrating Europe’s MuslimsFebruary 17, 2012The Brookings Institution

Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioWill Europe Shrink from the Arab Spring?December 21, 2011World Politics Review
Save to My PortfolioAssessing the Islamic World, Post-9/11September 20, 2011USA Today
Save to My PortfolioTurkey's Kurdish Achilles' HeelSeptember 15, 2011The National Interest
Save to My PortfolioMassacre in NorwayJuly 26, 2011The Diane Rehm Show
Save to My PortfolioThe Foreign Policies of Emerging-Market DemocraciesJune 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioThe Three Strategic Visions of TurkeyMarch 08, 2011U.S.-Europe Analysis
Save to My PortfolioChange in the Arab World: Why Now?February 21, 2011Today's Zaman
Save to My PortfolioEgypt and the Turkish ModelFebruary 07, 2011Today's Zaman
Save to My PortfolioThe Armenian Resolution Strikes BackDecember 20, 2010Today's Zaman
Save to My PortfolioCyprus and the NATO-EU DivideNovember 29, 2010Today's Zaman
Save to My PortfolioNATO’s FutureNovember 22, 2010Today's Zaman
Save to My PortfolioMulticulturalism and Integration in EuropeNovember 15, 2010Today's Zaman
Save to My PortfolioEurope's Challenge is Integration, Not "Eurabia" July 27, 2010World Politics Review

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Contact Information

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Brookings Office of Communications

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