Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Defense Strategy

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Can Kasapoğlu is a nonresident senior fellow at Hudson Institute. 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 Kasapoğlu is a nonresident senior fellow at Hudson Institute. 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. Kasapoğlu 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. Kasapoğlu received his PhD from the Turkish War College and his MSci from the Turkish Military Academy.

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March 2025
Past Event
Syria: What’s Next?
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Can Kasapoğlu
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
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20
March 2025
Past Event
Syria: What’s Next?

Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Can Kasapoğlu 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 Kasapoğlu
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 Kasapoğlu
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 Kasapoğlu
Luke Coffey
Glib Voloskyi
Moderator:
Peter Rough
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09
August 2024
Past Event
Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion: What We Know So Far
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapoğlu
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 Hudson experts Luke Coffey and Can Kasapoğlu 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 Kasapoğlu
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 Kasapoğlu
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 Kasapoğlu
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Israeli combat engineers maneuver their armored vehicles at a staging point near the Israeli border on November 14, 2023, near Sderot, Israel. (Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
Israeli combat engineers maneuver their armored vehicles at a staging point near the Israeli border on November 14, 2023, near Sderot, Israel. (Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | November 21, 2023
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Can Kasapoğlu, Jonathan Schachter, Michael Doran & Zineb Riboua
Commentary
6 Min Read
Soldiers from an Israeli artillery unit wait for orders to fire from the Israeli side of the border toward the Gaza Strip on November 6, 2023, in southern Israel. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Soldiers from an Israeli artillery unit wait for orders to fire from the Israeli side of the border toward the Gaza Strip on November 6, 2023, in southern Israel. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | November 14, 2023
michael_doran
michael_doran
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
jonathan_schachter
jonathan_schachter
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Michael Doran, Can Kasapoğlu & Jonathan Schachter
Commentary
5 Min Read
231019-N-GF955-1104 RED SEA (Oct. 19, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023. (Aaron Lau via DVIDS)
Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | November 7, 2023
michael_doran
michael_doran
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
jonathan_schachter
jonathan_schachter
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Michael Doran, Can Kasapoğlu & Jonathan Schachter
Commentary
5 Min Read
An Israeli armored vehicle near the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel, on October 16, 2023. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)
An Israeli armored vehicle near the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel, on October 16, 2023. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | October 27, 2023
michael_doran
michael_doran
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
jonathan_schachter
jonathan_schachter
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Michael Doran, Jonathan Schachter & Can Kasapoğlu
Commentary
4 Min Read