Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Defense Strategy
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.

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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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July 2025
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After the 12-Day War: Reassessing Military Power in the Middle East
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25
July 2025
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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.

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20
March 2025
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Syria: What’s Next?
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20
March 2025
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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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14
November 2024
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100 Days of the Kursk Operation: What the US Can Do to Help Ukraine
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14
November 2024
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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)
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09
August 2024
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Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion: What We Know So Far
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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)
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August 2024
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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.

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Yemenis lift a Palestinian flag and placards depicting Houthi group leader Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi and Abu Obaida, the spokesperson of Hamas' armed wing, on January 24, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
Yemenis lift a Palestinian flag and placards depicting Houthi group leader Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi and Abu Obaida, the spokesperson of Hamas' armed wing, on January 24, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | February 7, 2024
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Michael Doran, Can Kasapoğlu & Jonathan Schachter
Commentary
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This aerial photograph taken on February 1, 2024, shows residential buildings destroyed by shelling in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images)
Residential buildings destroyed by shelling in Izyum, Kharkiv, on February 1, 2024. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)
Resource Guide: US National Security and Aid to Ukraine
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Michael R. Pompeo
Former Distinguished Fellow
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Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
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Nadia Schadlow
Senior Fellow
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Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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Peter Rough
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Michael R. Pompeo, Rebeccah L. Heinrichs & Nadia Schadlow More…
Reports
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Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia ride a pick-up truck during a demonstration against the USA and Israel amid growing tensions between the USA and the Houthis following the latter's several operations in the Red Sea on January 29, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Osamah Yahya via Getty Images)
Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia ride a pick-up truck during a demonstration against the United States and Israel on January 29, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Osamah Yahya via Getty Images)
Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | January 31, 2024
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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jonathan_schachter
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute
Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Michael Doran, Jonathan Schachter, Can Kasapoğlu & Zineb Riboua
Commentary
5 Min Read
An Israeli artillery unit moves along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, in southern Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
An Israeli artillery unit moves along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, in southern Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Three Things about the Israel-Hamas War | January 25, 2024
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michael_doran
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute
Can Kasapoglu Hudson Institute
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Michael Doran, Can Kasapoğlu & Jonathan Schachter
Commentary
6 Min Read