Mr. Ilhan Tanir is the Washington, DC correspondent for Vatan Daily and writes extensively on Turkey-US relations, as well as issues related to the wider Middle East and Eurasian region. He has also been published by the Christian Science Monitor, the Lebanese Daily Star, several US and British think tanks, and his work has been frequently quoted by many of the world’s leading publications such as the New York Times, Reuters, CNN, TIME, Jerusalem Post, Washington Times and Congressional Research Service. He received his Master’s degree from George Mason University in 2006 in Public Administration and International Management.