Can Donduran

Vişne çürüğüne çalan koyu bir kırmızı, turuncudan izler taşıyan tok bir sarı. Asst. Prof. of IR @istinyeunivedu PhD @Galatasaray_Uni MSc @UTCapitole

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

Here is the link to my latest piece on Turkey's hedging strategy: https://t.co/Zd1PONgLB6

[Department of National Defense - Philippines @dndphl]

MAHIYA NAMAN KAYO | Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. responded to a note from the Chinese side during the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2026 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

@muratdonduran Havlu atma zamanından bağımsız her zaman başımızın üzerinde yerin var abi. Ne zaman istersen bekleriz.

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

@muratdonduran Kıymetli Hocam, Sevgili Abim
Hep sınav sonuçlarından sonra twitlerini okur kendimce sonuçlar çıkarırım. Belki yanılıyorum ama hiç bu kadar sabrını zorladıklarına rastlamadım. Sabrını hayranlıkla izliyorum. Tatil keyfine devam et bence. BJK sene içerisinde sabrını test eder yine😀

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

Hedging works — until it does not. As great power rivalry intensifies, uncertainty shrinks, and the moment Turkey must pick a side looks closer than at any point since the Cold War.

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Here is the link to my latest piece on Turkey's hedging strategy: https://t.co/Zd1PONgLB6

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

Turkey's hedging strategy in a nutshell: 🤝 Economic pragmatism with Russia 🚧 Dominance-denial to contain Russian regional ambitions ⚖️ Equidistance toward both great powers 🎯 Strategic autonomy as the overarching goal. Yet, the Ukraine war is making this harder to sustain.

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

The world is not simply integrating or fragmenting—it is doing both at once. That is the core insight of fragmegrationist approach to multipolarity and it may be the most useful framework for reading 21st-century global order characterized by the hybrid and pluralistic realities.

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NEW PUBLICATION📢My co-authored article w/ Assoc. Prof. Efe Can Gürcan & Prof. Gerardo Otero, "Multipolarity in theory: integration, fragmentation, fragmegration" is published in CRIA, one of the most prestigious IR journals. For access: https://t.co/fMOwE4aqfe

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

Our study identifies three schools of multipolarity theory: Integrationist → "coordinated pluralism"; Fragmentationist → rivalry & leadership vacuum; Fragmegrationist → integration & fragmentation simultaneously. The third is where the real action is.

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

NEW PUBLICATON📢 Delighted to announce that my latest SSCI-indexed article, "Caught between two worlds: Turkey as a hedger" is published in International Politics. For access: https://t.co/za4X8leoBw

[Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi @mulkiyeuikongre]

IX. Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi ikinci günü 10:30 oturumları ile başladı.

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

New in OnlineFirst: The Military-Industrial Complex in Turkey: Myth or Reality? - Can Donduran (@Candonduran), Enes Kurt (@eneskurtz), 2025 https://t.co/eP2SfvedwE

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

We employ a distinct theoretical framework based on five criteria; notably, its scope, roots, leadership dynamics, autonomy, and influence. Our findings suggest that what Turkey has is “an emerging MIC” with limited political influence and an uncertain future.

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

NEW PUBLICATION 📢 Excited to share that my latest SSCI-indexed article, co-authored w/ @eneskurtz, "Military-industrial Complex in Turkey: Myth or Reality" is published in Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE @SageJournals and available here: https://t.co/h0vDIUaXo0

[Can Donduran @Candonduran]

In our study we evaluate Turkey’s national defense industry from an interdisciplinary perspective to explore the current state of the military-industrial complex (MIC) in the country.