Publication

When Doves Feed Hawks: Ottoman War Decision and European Powers Towards the Crimean War Abstract:When does the war party win in the decision-making process? Why does the peace party lose even if war is too risky? In this article, we show that certain balancing acts of the peace party might increase the confidence of the […]

War Decision and Neoclassical Realism: The Entry of the Ottoman Empire into the First World War Abstract:Why did the fracturing Ottoman Empire enter the Great War? Why did the Ottomans drag their feet for a period of three months although the alliance treaty stipulated that the Ottomans should enter the war against Russia if the

The Ottoman International System: Power Projection, Interconnectedness, and the Autonomy of Frontier Polities Abstract:This article posits that the Ottoman international system was built on three pillars: power projection, interconnectedness, and autonomy of frontier polities. While its military power projection dwarfed its great power rivals, cultural and organizational capacities of the Ottoman Empire extended its influence