Muhittin Ataman
Director, Foreign Policy & Editor-in-chief, Insight Turkey
Mr. Ataman graduated from the Faculty of Political Science in the Department of International Relations at Ankara University. Ataman earned his MA at Central Oklahoma University, and PhD at University of Kentucky between 1996 and 1999. He worked as an RA and a faculty member afterwards in the Department of International Relations at Abant İzzet Baysal University from 1993 until 2014. Ataman is currently a faculty member at the Faculty of Political Science in the Department of International Relations at Yıldırım Beyazıt University. Mr. Ataman worked at SETA for three years as a part-time research in Foreign Policy Research Department. Currently, he serves as SETA's Director of Education and Social Policies, and conducts academic research on Turkish Foreign Policy, the Middle East Politics and the Gulf Politics.
Directors
-
OpinionWorld War I never ended in the Middle East
The traces of the World War I can still be observed in the Middle East, which is caught between global powers pursuing their interests and local actors struggling with conflicts and civil wars
-
OpinionTough days ahead for Saudi Arabia
The Khashoggi murder will make the Saudis more dependent on external actors; this in turn could push it to become a common problem for the whole international community
-
OpinionThe Khashoggi case: A litmus test for the Saudi...
The Khashoggi murder pushes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to become more dependent on global powers, in particular the United States
-
OpinionImplications of the Khashoggi case for Middle Eastern politics
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a well-known Saudi journalist, an intellectual and a contributor to The Washington Post, will be remembered as a milestone for Saudi Middle Eastern policy.
-
OpinionSaudi Arabia before and after the Khashoggi case
The missing or killing of the Saudi journalist and intellectual, Jamal Khashoggi, will be remembered as a milestone not only for Saudi domestic politics, but also for the international perception of the Saudi regime.