Browsing by Author "Kibaroglu, Mustafa"

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Measures to Counter the Threat of WMD Terrorism
(Ios Press, 2013) Kibaroglu, Mustafa
The use of WMD by terrorists is only a matter of time. Use of WMD by terrorists would be a great victory for their cause so they have an incentive to continue to address the issues of obtaining and employing these weapons. Only by continuation of international efforts already started can we counter this type of attack by terrorists.
NATO's Ballistic Missile Defence and Turkey
(Uluslararasi Iliskiler Konseyi dernegi, 2012) Kibaroglu, Mustafa
At the Lisbon Summit meeting of NATO in November 2010, the United States expressed its desire to share with its allies the missile defense capabilities that it had developed since the 1990s vis-a-vis the threat perceived from the missile capabilities of North Korea and Iran. The Summit has also become a platform where Turkey's concerns about the "Missile Shield" project were discussed extensively. This article aims to shed light, first of all, to the background of the development and expansion of the missile defense project of the United States both at national and global scale. In the same vein, technological characteristics and operational principles of air defense systems will be presented. Then, the article will highlight the deliberations between Turkey and the United States since the 1990s with respect to the deployment of air defense systems on Turkish territory. Finally, Turkey's place in the debate concerning the deployment of the "Missile Shield" in the NATO countries will be discussed with specific references to the role that Turkey could play in enhancing the defensive as well as deterrent capability of the Alliance.
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE "ZERO PROBLEM WITH NEIGHBORS" DOCTRINE?
(Turkish Policy Quarterly, 2012) Kibaroglu, Mustafa
With the "Arab Spring", long-standing institutional structures have turned upside down both within the region and in Turkey's relations with the regional states. Turkey's "zero problem" doctrine has been called into question ever since the demonstrations in Syria have turned into violent clashes between the supporters of Assad's regime and the protestors, leading Turkey to take on a tough stance against the Syrian regime, and marring Turkey's relations with Iran and Iraq. In addition to the domestic factors that affected the pace of events in Syria, it is equally crucial to consider a number of external factors. The position of Iran and Russia on the one side, and Israel and the United States on the other, have had a decisive impact on the course of events in Syria, significantly constraining Turkey from pursuing its own interests in the region.