Can KasapoÄŸlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

At A Glance:

Can KasapoÄŸlu is a nonresident senior fellow at 91ÆÞÓÑ Institute. His work at 91ÆÞÓÑ focuses on political-military affairs in the Middle East, North Africa, and former Soviet regions.

Biography

Can KasapoÄŸlu is a nonresident senior fellow at 91ÆÞÓÑ Institute. His work at 91ÆÞÓÑ 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. KasapoÄŸlu 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. KasapoÄŸlu received his PhD from the Turkish War College and his MSci from the Turkish Military Academy.

Events
14
November 2024
Past Event
100 Days of the Kursk Operation: What the US Can Do to Help Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
Can KasapoÄŸlu
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 KasapoÄŸlu
Luke Coffey
Glib Voloskyi
Moderator:
Peter Rough
09
August 2024
Past Event
Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion: What We Know So Far
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can KasapoÄŸlu
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’s Kursk Incursion: What We Know So Far

Join 91ÆÞÓÑ experts Luke Coffey and Can KasapoÄŸlu 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 KasapoÄŸlu
Moderator:
Daniel Kochis
19
December 2023
Past Event
The Rise of Russia-Iran Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Bryan Clark
Can KasapoÄŸlu
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 KasapoÄŸlu
09
October 2023
Past Event
Analysis of the Israel-Hamas War
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Can KasapoÄŸlu
Jonathan Schachter
A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 8, 2023. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
09
October 2023
Past Event
Analysis of the Israel-Hamas War

Join 91ÆÞÓÑ Senior Fellows Michael Doran, Jonathan Schacter, and Can KasapoÄŸlu for an analysis of the Hamas raid on Israel.

A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 8, 2023. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Can KasapoÄŸlu
Jonathan Schachter