Associate Professor in International Relations and Programme Director of Global Governance & Ethics @UCLSPP | Head of Turkey and the World @LSEIDEAS

Joined February 2011
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Our new article in Global Policy, co-authored with Chris Alden, examines why emerging middle powers pursue mediation in international conflicts, focusing on Turkey and Indonesia during the Russia-Ukraine war. Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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✍️From the Black Sea to the British Isles: Cooperation in Contested Waters This report summarises a high-level policy discussion convened by LSE IDEAS in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom, held on 10 November 2025 at Lancaster House. Against the backdrop of the protracted war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the discussion focused on the evolving security, trade, and political dynamics of the Black Sea region and explored policy instruments to support Ukraine and strengthen regional stability. Authored by: BUĞRA SÜSLER, JON-WYATT MATLACK, OLIVER GILL ⬇️Read Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/publications…
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🚨Online event 🚨 Türkiye in 2025: Structural Continuities Beneath Apparent Transformation 11 Dec | 6pm GMT (9pm TR time) @pelinamus @ceragesra @Isik__Ozel @BugraSusler Register to attend: lse.ac.uk/contemporary-turki…
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🚨New online event Türkiye in 2025: Structural Continuities Beneath Apparent Transformation 📅 11 Dec | 6pm GMT (9pm TR time) 🎙️ Speakers: @pelinamus @ceragesra @Isik__Ozel @BugraSusler 🔍 Review the year and explore what’s changing (and what’s not) in 🇹🇷 💻 Register via link👇
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Great to take part in the roundtable “From the Black Sea to the British Isles”, organised by @lseideas, @FCDOGovUK, and @UkrEmbLondon, bringing together academia, government, and industry to discuss cooperation and security in the Black Sea region.
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#LSEEvents 🚨New Event on 🇹🇷🇿🇦🇺🇬 Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art 🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person) Register to attend: lse.ac.uk/contemporary-turki…
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6 Nov 2025
✍️Brokering Peace: Emerging Middle Powers, Agency and Mediation | Chris Alden and @BugraSusler This article examines the role of mediation in emerging middle power conduct in an increasingly fragmented world. It asks why and how emerging middle powers seek mediator roles in international conflicts, focusing on Turkey and Indonesia's responses to the Russia–Ukraine war. ⬇️Read Here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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💡Credible, quality research is crucial for making sense of our rapidly changing world. In the latest issue of @SAIIAJournal, scholars delve into the #BRICS expansion, covering geopolitics, climate, monetary reform & more. ⏳It's free to access here for a ltd time: tandfonline.com/toc/rsaj20/3…
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Published in the South African Journal of International Affairs, @BugraSusler's latest article explores Turkey’s relationship with BRICS in the context of shifting global power dynamics and domestic politics. ⬇️Read Here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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@BugraSusler's latest article explores Turkey’s relationship with BRICS in the context of shifting global power dynamics and domestic politics. Published in the South African Journal of International Affairs. ⬇️Read Here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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My latest article explores Turkey’s relationship with BRICS in the context of shifting global power dynamics and domestic politics. Published in the South African Journal of International Affairs as part of a special issue on BRICS and the global order. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Event: Join us for an analysis on the #MiddleEast crisis & strategies for peace and justice. The panel will discuss conflicts across #Syria #Gaza #Lebanon & #Yemen. With @JasmineKGani @SayighYezid @BugraSusler @Rim_Turkmani and @mari_thero Limited seats lse.ac.uk/ideas/projects/con…

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Tomorrow’s the day! Join us for the Postgraduate Open Day and discover our Political Science master’s degrees🤩 ⏰ 10am - 3pm 📍IOE 20 Bedford Way WC1H 0AL @BugraSusler @ruxandrasrbn @UCLSocHistSci @HelenCoverdale @jjfinnegan @woodhouseleanor #Openday ucl.ac.uk/political-science/…

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LSE IDEAS tarafından organize edilen etkinlikte Türk dış politikası ve ülkemizin arabuluculuk konusundaki çalışmalarını anlattık. We discussed Turkish foreign policy and Türkiye’s global mediation efforts with LSE students and academics at @lseideas event.
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A brief analysis I wrote for @ChinaGSProject on Turkey’s position in critical minerals politics:
How critical minerals and energy partnerships with the West and China are shaping Türkiye's path to net zero by 2053 chinaglobalsouth.com/analysi…
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Tunisia and Libya are two countries examined from a different lens in two new #SANA outputs published today. Our new #SituationUpdate discusses Tunisia’s immigration crisis, while our new #BriefingPaper focuses on Libya’s relationship with Türkiye: smallarmssurvey.org/highligh…
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My new research report on Turkey's involvement in the Libyan conflict has been published as part of @SmallArmsSurvey 's Security Assessment in North Africa project. smallarmssurvey.org/resource…
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... along with the seemingly positive pictures from the region he shared on his social media, indicates that Ankara has curbed its rhetoric in favour of stronger economic ties. - @BugraSusler, @ucl, @lseideas #TurkeyChina #Erdogan #Xijinping tinyurl.com/yeym5ayv

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