Center for Gulf Studies and Global Policy Hosts “Trialogue 2026”

Ibn Haldun University’s Center for Gulf Studies and Global Policy hosted the “Istanbul Trialogue 2026”, organized by the Washington-based Stimson Center on October 12–14, 2026 in our Başakşehir Complex.

Addressing relations among the United States, Russia, and China from a multidimensional perspective, the meeting brought together distinguished academics, think tank representatives, and diplomats at a critical juncture, as the international system undergoes a structural transformation.

Coordinated by Peter Slezkine, Director of the Stimson Center’s Russia Program, and Prof. İsmail Numan Telci, Director of the Center for Gulf Studies and Global Policy, the meeting convened more than 40 experts from the countries concerned.

Ambassador Zeki Levent Gümrükçü, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, delivered a speech outlining Türkiye’s policies and perspectives on European security. The speech was followed by a lively discussion enriched by participants’ questions.

The Prominent Agendas of Global Politics Were Discussed for 3 Days

Over three days of deliberations, participants conducted an in-depth assessment of the trajectory of strategic competition among the great powers, the future of the global security architecture, deepening divergences in the economic and technological domains, and the implications of these dynamics for regional orders. The meeting also addressed major issues on the global political agenda, including European security, the Russia-Ukraine war, the US/Israel–Iran conflict in the Gulf, the Mecca Agreement, crises in the Asia-Pacific, Eurasian geopolitics, and the future of trade corridors.

Held in closed sessions, the discussions offered participants the opportunity to compare the three actors’ visions of the international order and to keep open channels of dialogue aimed at reducing mutual mistrust.