Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute

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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.

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.

Events
04
August 2026
Virtual Event | Online Only
Taiwan’s Ever-Changing Security Environment
Featured Speakers:
Riley Walters
Dr. Michael Hunzeker
Dr. Liang-chih Evans Chen
Can Kasapoğlu
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04
August 2026
Virtual Event | Online Only
Taiwan’s Ever-Changing Security Environment

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion on Taiwan’s rapidly changing security and defense industry. 

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Featured Speakers:
Riley Walters
Dr. Michael Hunzeker
Dr. Liang-chih Evans Chen
Can Kasapoğlu
10
June 2026
Past Event
Helping Ukraine Defend Europe’s Skies: The Urgent Need for PAC-3 Interceptors
Featured Speakers:
George Barros
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Can Kasapoğlu
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi stands in front of the first General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon received by Ukraine as he congratulates Ukrainian military on the Day of Ukrainian Air Force on August 4, 2024 in Unspecified, Ukraine. At the event for the Day of Ukrainian Air Force with the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the first General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons received by Ukraine were demonstrated. (Photo by Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
10
June 2026
Past Event
Helping Ukraine Defend Europe’s Skies: The Urgent Need for PAC-3 Interceptors

What can the United States and its European partners do to help Ukraine mitigate the threat of Russian ballistic and hypersonic missiles, especially before winter begins?

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi stands in front of the first General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon received by Ukraine as he congratulates Ukrainian military on the Day of Ukrainian Air Force on August 4, 2024 in Unspecified, Ukraine. At the event for the Day of Ukrainian Air Force with the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the first General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons received by Ukraine were demonstrated. (Photo by Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
George Barros
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Can Kasapoğlu
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
24
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
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24
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.

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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
13
March 2026
Past Event
The Military Balance with Iran: A Strategic Assessment
Featured Speakers:
Can Kasapoğlu
Michael Doran
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13
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.

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Featured Speakers:
Can Kasapoğlu
Michael Doran
An Israeli armored vehicle near the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel, on October 16, 2023. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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An Israeli armored vehicle near the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel, on October 16, 2023. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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A serviceman launches a drone during a press tour to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining in the Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine, on September 20, 2023. (Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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A serviceman launches a drone during a press tour to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining in the Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine, on September 20, 2023. (Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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