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Members of a Syrian family stand in front of a currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Thousands of Afghans have been forced to flee to Turkey through Iran following U.S.' withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's advance in the provinces. Turkey currently hosts over 3.5 million Syrian refugees in addition to the Afghans and other countries. (Photo by Ilker Eray/GocherImagery/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Improving Syrian refugee inclusion in the Turkish economy: How can the international community help?

Kemal Kirişci, M. Murat Erdoğan, and Gökçe Uysal

September 2021

(L to R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, France's President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a family photograph of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England on June 11, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — July 2021

Thursday, July 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2021. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE./File Photo

A cool, cautious calm: US-Turkey relations six months into the Biden administration

Nicholas Danforth

July 2021

German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Armin Laschet, Green party co-leader Annalena Baerbock and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) attend a television debate in Berlin, Germany, June 26, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang/Pool

Germany’s upcoming election and the future of nuclear sharing

July 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden (on screen) attends virtual EU Leaders' Summit chaired by President of the European Council Charles Michel (L), in Brussels, Belgium on March 25, 2021. Photo by EU Council.Le président américain Joe Biden (à l'écran) participe au sommet virtuel des dirigeants de l'UE présidé par le président du Conseil européen Charles Michel (à gauche), à Bruxelles, en Belgique, le 25 mars 2021. Photo du Conseil de l'UE.

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — April 2021

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Nord Stream 2: Background, objections, and possible outcomes

April 2021

Syrian refugees walk as they carry containers at an informal tented settlement in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon March 12, 2021. Picture taken March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Revisiting and going beyond the EU-Turkey migration agreement of 2016

April 2021

Flags are placed at the G7 summit in Taormina, Italy, May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Advancing multilateralism in a populist age

February 2021

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Between cooperation and containment: New US policies for a new Turkey

Nicholas Danforth

February 2021

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (2nd R) applauds as President-elect Joe Biden arrives for his Inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, at the US Capitol.

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — January 2021

Tuesday, February 2, 2021