Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Koleksiyonu
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Article Citation - WoS: 1Technological Continuity and Change in Late Bronze and Iron Age Plain Ware Pottery From Sirkeli Höyük (Cilicia, Southern Anatolia)(Elsevier, 2022) Hacıosmanoğlu, Sinem; Kibaroğlu, Mustafa; Kozal, Ekin; Mönninghoff, Hannah; Opitze, JoachimThe period from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1190 BCE) to the Iron Age (c. 1190–330 BCE) in the eastern Mediterranean is characterized by upheavals in political and socio-economic structures, accompanied by changes in material culture such as pottery production. Plain Ware is one of the most common pottery types found in Plain Cilicia in southern Anatolia during the Late Bronze and the Iron Ages and displays typological and stylistic variations during these periods. In this work, we examined the Plain Ware from Sirkeli Höyük, one of the key settlements in Plain Cilicia, using petrographic, mineralogical (XRPD), microtextural (SEM-EDX), and chemical analysis (LA-ICP-MS). The main objective is to determine the source of raw materials and to investigate Plain Ware production including clay procurement, clay processing, and firing techniques. Our archaeometric results suggest that the vessels were produced from calcareous clay available in the Ceyhan Plain. We have observed continuity in the methods of Plain Ware production from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age with a minor change in the Iron Age.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 3Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How To Make Sense of Turkey’s S-400 Choice(SETA Foundation, 2020) Kibaroğlu, MustafaWith the wrap-up of the S-400 deal with Russia in December 2017, critics argue that Turkey is caught between a rock and a hard place due to the adamant opposition of its NATO allies, the United States in particular, which has threatened Ankara with imposing severe sanctions. Would this be the correct representation of the situation at hand? Does it make any sense for Turkey to engage Russia, an archrival nation, to enhance the security of the country? Is the S-400 deal worth the risk of alienating the allied nations whose projected sanctions may have wide-ranging political, economic and military repercussions? With these questions in mind, this paper will try to shed light on the specifics of the S-400 deal that make one think that it may indeed make sense for Turkey to bear the brunt of engaging Russia. In the same vein, the paper will assess the impact of the S-400 deal on Turkey’s defense industries. The paper will also present the author’s conception of the current “international political non-order” as an underlying factor behind the deal. Finally, the paper will suggest that the S-400 deal must be approached from a wider perspective so as to grasp the extent of the service it has done in bolstering Turkey’s military-industrial complex. © 2020, SETA Foundation. All rights reserved.Article Calling for a Reset in Turkish-American Relations in the Post-COVID International Order(SETA Foundation, 2020) Kibaroğlu, MustafaAnalysts emphasize that nothing will be the same after the pandemic and refer to the ‘new normal’ that is likely to prevail everywhere in the world. It would be a legitimate question to ask if this would provide a conducive environment for Turkey and the United States to reset their relations that have much deteriorated lately. This article will, first, highlight the contours of the ‘new normal’ narrative by referring to the views expressed by politicians, academics, analysts, journalists and intellectuals from around the world. Second, the article will assess the implications of the parameters of the ‘new normal’ for key actors in world politics, such as the United States, China, the European Union and Russia, as well as Turkey’s Middle Eastern neighbors, with respect to the issues that will be at stake in the international security environment. Finally, the article will make a call for a reset in Turkish-American relations in order for the two long-standing allies to adapt themselves better to post-COVID international politics. © 2020, SETA Foundation. All rights reserved.Article Turkey and Nato in Retrospect: Hard To Classify as a 'win-win Relationship Part Ii - Turkey’s Solo Response To Pkk Terrorism: 'o Nato Allies, Where Art Thou?”,(BİLGESAM, 2018) Kibaroğlu, MustafaIn Part I, which was published in the previous issue of The Strategist, how Turkey’s membership in the NATO has created major obstructions in its fight against terrorism since the late 1970s was discussed by and large. Now, in Part II, how Turkish governments have found their own solutions, in one way or another, without tangible support coming from their allies will be the discussed in detail. ?Review Turkey Needs Both U.s. and Russia(Vestnik Kavkaza, 2019) Kibaroğlu, MustafaSpeculations about Turkey's possible refusal to buy Russian S-400 systems under U.S. pressure are being actively fueled. However, Moscow claims that the contract to supply the Triumph S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey is underway, being implemented as scheduled and will be completed before the end of the year. On the sidelines of the International Winter School in Istanbul, organized by BILGESAM, expert on Turkey-NATO relations Mustafa Kibaroglu, answered Vestnik Kavkaza's questions about Turkey’s position on Russia's S-400 and U.S.'s PatriotArticle European Union's Ambition To Create the European Army and the Parade of Abbreviations: Cfsp, Esdp, Csdp & Pesco(BİLGESAM, 2018) Kibaroğlu, MustafaThe aim of this paper is to have a look at how this story began two decades ago and evolved over time; why there has been no resolution in the deadlock to date, and where do Turkey and the EU stand today. Then, it may be possible to make comments about what the future holds for both Turkey and the EU in these respects.Article Nato’nun 70 Yılının Bir Muhasebesi: Nereden, Nereye?(BİLGESAM, 2019) Kibaroğlu, MustafaBu yazımızda, NATO’nun geride kalan 70 yılının kısa bir muhasebesini yaparak, daha on yıllar boyunca varlıgˆını su¨rdu¨rmesi isteniyorsa, bugu¨ne kadar oldugˆu gibi, bundan sonra da I·ttifak’ın nasıl bir yapılanma ic¸inde, hangi tehditlere kars¸ı, ne gibi kabiliyetler gelis¸tirerek yeni do¨neme kendisini nasıl adapte etmesi gerektigˆini degˆerlendirecegˆiz.Presentation Uluslararası İlişkilerde Askeri ve Ekonomik Yaptırımlar: Gerekli Mi? Etkili Mi?(TÜSİAD Dış Politika Forumu, 2019) Kibaroğlu, MustafaUluslararası İlişkiler, esas itibarıyla ve önemli ölçüde, dünyadaki 200 kadar irili ufaklı devletin dış politika alanındaki davranışlarını anlamaya, açıklamaya ve öngörmeye yönelik çalışmalar yapılan bir disiplindir.Article Gerilen Türk-rus İlişkileri Bağlamında Nato’nun Rolü ve Etkisi Ne Olabilir?(2016) Kibaroğlu, MustafaTürk - Rus İlişkileriReview On Turkey's Missile Defense Strategy: the Four Faces of the S-400 Deal Between Turkey and Russia(Republic of Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2019) Kibaroğlu, MustafaThe S-400 deal signed between Turkey and Russia has sparked an intense debate in the international arena, where harsh criticisms have been leveled against Turkey, extending from whether Turkey needs to spend billions of dollars to buy an air defense system whose effectiveness has not yet been entirely proven across a spectrum of air-borne threats, to how Turkey's longstanding alliance relationship with the US and its status in NATO as a prominent Ally might be severely damaged due to the country's increasing degree of rapprochement with Russia. Hence, this paper will, first of all, explain the reasons behind Turkey's desire to build an elaborate air defense structure, and discuss how and why its successive attempts to reach this objective in collaboration with the allied countries have failed. Second, the paper will highlight the major arguments behind the severe criticisms in the West concerning Turkey's negotiations, first with a Chinese firm, and then with a Russian firm, and how this entire process has become a serious bone of contention between Turkey and the US, carrying a risk of a spill over into NATO. Third, the paper will discuss why and how the severe sanctions threatened to be imposed on Turkish defense industries by the Trump administration will indeed damage the security and the defensive capability not only of Turkey, but also the United States. Fourth, the paper will elaborate on how the intense debate on the S-400 deal with Russia has become a politically motivating factor for young Turks to join the defense industries sector, and for the government to further support and sponsor domestic research and development projects in this field. Finally, the paper will conclude with remarks and recommendations with a view to finding a breakthrough in the strained relations between Turkey and US stemming from its decision to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system.