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Levent Ozen is a former general staff officer of the Turkish Army and a holder of a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations. He served in various national, NATO, and UN units and HQs until he was unlawfully expelled from the military by an emergency decree. His main area of interest is civil-military relations. He opts to hold a pseudonym due to personal security considerations.

A Review of RAND’s 2020 Turkey Report from a Civil-Military Relations...

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Can Strengthening Relations with NATO Encourage Democracy in Turkey

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After Two Years: The RAND’s Turkey Report Revisited

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Beyond the Halo Effect: Can Turkey Defend Itself in a Conventional...

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Civil-Military Relations Before and After the 15 July Coup Attempt in...

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Why are Former Turkish Generals Backing Russia in the Ukrainian War?

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Hope for Turkish Diplomatic Success in Ukraine?

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Turkey’s 2021 From A Civil-Military Relations Perspective: The Glitches Between Erdogan...

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A Review of RAND’s 2020 Turkey Report from a Civil-Military Relations Perspective

Levent Ozen -
Focusing on its assessments in the “Implications for Civil-Military Relations and Military Capabilities” chapter, this paper attempts to make a critical review of RAND...

Osman Kavala case: Justice in present-day Turkey

Hercules Millas -
This case is the last straw that broke the camel's back. The court's decision to sentence philanthropist Osman Kavala to life imprisonment is the final...

Is the Key to Russia’s Victory Hidden in Ensuring Air Superiority in Ukrainian Airspace? 

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A Brief History of the Tensions in Ukraine and Russia In 1994, Ukraine agreed to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear-weapon state,...

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Erdoğan and the Hagia Sophia: Nostalgia for the Ottoman Empire

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University of Alabama sorority Alpha Phi expelled its president after racist comments in a private group message surfaced online.

The demilitarization of the Greek Islands in the Aegean Sea in the post-Ukraine/Russia War period

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“It is not possible for us to remain silent about the military activities carried out in violation of the agreements on the islands with...

Turkey’s Response to the War in Ukraine

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As the war in Ukraine is raging on, Turkey is putting in extra effort to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow. On 29 March, Russian...

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