Since September 11, 2001, the United States' relationship with Turkey has been chilly at best. High hopes for a pivotal Turkish role in a new Middle East dissolved into mutual recrimination when Ankara failed to support the Bush administration in the war against Saddam Hussein. Now, after months of rancor, hopes are growing that there may be a political, economic, and military role for Turkey in a new Iraq.

Is the foundation for U.S.-Turkish relations in need of rebuilding and can it be built on something more substantive than temporary mutual convenience? How does Turkey view its political identity in the region post-Saddam? What role should Ankara play in rebuilding Iraq and in shaping a different Middle East, or is Turkey's future in Europe and Europe alone? Is the Turkish economy at last turning the corner or is worse yet to come?

On September 22, 2003, AEI hosts a conference on the diplomatic, economic, and security issues that must be addressed to see a revitalization of the U.S.-Turkish relationship.