Can Kasapo臒lu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Defense Strategy
Can Kasapoglu 华体会

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Can Kasapo臒lu is a nonresident senior fellow at 华体会. His work at Hudson focuses on political-military affairs in the Middle East, North Africa, and former Soviet regions.

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Biography

Can Kasapo臒lu is a nonresident senior fellow at 华体会. His work at Hudson focuses on political-military affairs in the Middle East, North Africa, and former Soviet regions. He specializes in open-source defense intelligence, geopolitical assessments, international weapons market trends, as well as emerging defense technologies and related concepts of operations.

Dr. Kasapo臒lu was previously an Eisenhower fellow at the NATO Defense College in Italy and a visiting scholar at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Estonia. He has held research posts at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, the Jamestown Foundation, the Foundation for Strategic Research, and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

Dr. Kasapo臒lu received his PhD from the Turkish War College and his MSci from the Turkish Military Academy.

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20
March 2025
Past Event
Syria: What鈥檚 Next?
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Can Kasapo臒lu
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
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20
March 2025
Past Event
Syria: What鈥檚 Next?

Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Can Kasapo臒lu will discuss the evolving situation, what is next for Syria, and the future of US foreign policy in the region with Research Fellow Zineb Riboua.

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Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Can Kasapo臒lu
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
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14
November 2024
Past Event
100 Days of the Kursk Operation: What the US Can Do to Help Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
Can Kasapo臒lu
Luke Coffey
Glib Voloskyi
Moderator:
Peter Rough
Ukrainian tank driving on September 16, 2024, in Kursk Region, Russia. (Oleg Palchyk via Getty Images)
14
November 2024
Past Event
100 Days of the Kursk Operation: What the US Can Do to Help Ukraine

A distinguished panel of experts will assess the first 100 days of the Kursk operation and what to expect from the next US presidential administration.

Ukrainian tank driving on September 16, 2024, in Kursk Region, Russia. (Oleg Palchyk via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Can Kasapo臒lu
Luke Coffey
Glib Voloskyi
Moderator:
Peter Rough
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09
August 2024
Past Event
Ukraine鈥檚 Kursk Incursion: What We Know So Far
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapo臒lu
Moderator:
Daniel Kochis
Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery piece at their combat position in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
09
August 2024
Past Event
Ukraine鈥檚 Kursk Incursion: What We Know So Far

Join Hudson experts Luke Coffey and Can Kasapo臒lu for a discussion on what the surprise Ukrainian incursion into Kursk could mean for the war.

Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery piece at their combat position in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapo臒lu
Moderator:
Daniel Kochis
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19
December 2023
Past Event
The Rise of Russia-Iran Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Bryan Clark
Can Kasapo臒lu
Iranian and Russian navies attend a joint military exercise in the Arabian Sea and north of the Indian Ocean on February 17, 2021. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
19
December 2023
Past Event
The Rise of Russia-Iran Partnership
Iranian and Russian navies attend a joint military exercise in the Arabian Sea and north of the Indian Ocean on February 17, 2021. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Bryan Clark
Can Kasapo臒lu
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