Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

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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.

Contact:

ckasapoglu@hudson.org

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.

March 2026

Past Event

Operation Epic Fury: Strategy, State of Play, and Theories of Victory

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

David Albright

Can Kasapoğlu

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Ray Takeyh

Nadav Samin

Ilan Berman

Zineb Riboua

H.E. Yechiel Leiter

Joel Scanlon

Mariam Memarsadeghi

March 2026

Past Event

Operation Epic Fury: Strategy, State of Play, and Theories of Victory

This conference convenes leading experts and policymakers to examine why the conflict began, assess the current state of play, and explore competing theories of victory.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

David Albright

Can Kasapoğlu

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Ray Takeyh

Nadav Samin

Ilan Berman

Zineb Riboua

H.E. Yechiel Leiter

Joel Scanlon

Mariam Memarsadeghi

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March 2026

Past Event

The Military Balance with Iran: A Strategic Assessment

Featured Speakers:

Can Kasapoğlu

Michael Doran

March 2026

Past Event

The Military Balance with Iran: A Strategic Assessment

Join us for a timely military briefing on one of the most consequential crises shaping the future of the Middle East.

Featured Speakers:

Can Kasapoğlu

Michael Doran

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July 2025

Past Event

After the 12-Day War: Reassessing Military Power in the Middle East

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Bryan Clark

Can Kasapoğlu

July 2025

Past Event

After the 12-Day War: Reassessing Military Power in the Middle East

Senior Fellows Michael Doran, Bryan Clark, and Can Kasapoğlu will explore the implications of this shift for the United States, Israel, and their partners and discuss how Iran might respond.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Bryan Clark

Can Kasapoğlu

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March 2025

Past Event

Syria: What’s Next?

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Can Kasapoğlu

Moderator:

Zineb Riboua

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.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Can Kasapoğlu

Moderator:

Zineb Riboua

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions in eastern Ukraine on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Sameer al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | April 10

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Apr 10, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers participate in a military training drill at an undisclosed location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 6, 2024. (Jose Colon via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | April 3

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Apr 3, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Houthi militants carry weapons at a rally against the US-led aerial attacks on Yemen on March 9, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud via Getty Images)

Iran’s Proxy Wars Reshape Middle East Security | MENA Defense Intelligence Digest

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Apr 1, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

A Ukrainian mortar team near Toretsk, Ukraine, on March 26, 2024. (Wolfgang Schwan via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 27

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 27, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers of 79th brigade are seen in the frontline city of Vuhledar as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers of the 79th brigade in the frontline city of Vuhledar, Ukraine, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | March 20

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 20, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian soldiers receive training at an undisclosed location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 6, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report: Ukraine’s Unconventional Military Options

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 13, 2024

Commentary

11 Min Read

A Ukrainian soldier looks at the sky after hearing the sound of a nearby drone at the Bakhmut front line in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Ignacio Marin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | Special Edition: Ukraine’s Air Defense Triumph

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 6, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian servicemen of the Skala battalion perform a medical evacuation during a field military exercise in the Donetsk region on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | February 28

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Feb 28, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

A sign depicting a cutout of the Bahamas-flagged cargo vessel Galaxy Leader, which was seized by fighters of Yemen's Huthi movement in late 2023, is raised by a protester behind a man carrying a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during a pro-Palestinian rally in the Huthi-held capital Sanaa on February 7, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

A sign depicting a cutout of the Bahamas-flagged cargo vessel Galaxy Leader is raised by a protester behind a man carrying a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during a pro-Palestinian rally in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on February 7, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest: The Red Sea Security Situation

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Feb 22, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

A school director inspects a classroom damaged as a result of a Russian missile attack in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 15, 2024. (Yuriy Dyachyn/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | February 21

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Feb 21, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade throws a grenade from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A Ukrainian soldier throws a grenade from a trench during a training in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | February 14

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Feb 14, 2024

Commentary

3 Min Read

Missiles and UAVs are shown with Israeli and American flags in Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | February 13, 2024