by Furkan AKAR | Mar 26, 2026 | Commentary, Defence & Security
EDF 2026 is open.[1] One billion euros across 31 topics. The technology pipeline is deep, the deadlines are set, and consortium-building is well underway. But here is something that doesn’t get said often enough: most consortia that underperform in evaluation don’t...
by Furkan AKAR | Mar 20, 2025 | Democracy & Rule of Law, Policy Brief
Home > Archive for Democracy & Rule of Law The policy brief published by KT4D suggests that examining culture allows for a deeper understanding of societal responses to AI development. Rather than applying only the current proposed risk assessment framework...
by Furkan AKAR | Feb 6, 2023 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Maritime & Naval Security
Ukraine’s deputy Foreign Minister Andrij Melnyk called on Germany in a series of tweets to provide a class 212A submarine and a 32 years old decommissioned frigate Lübeck to Ukraine. Even though it was an important call, the issue was not covered as extensively as...
by Furkan AKAR | Apr 28, 2022 | Maritime & Naval Security, Policy Brief, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
ANALYSIS OF THE SUNKEN RUSSIAN CRUISER MOSKVA, ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR RUSSIA AND LESSONS FOR THE WORLD NAVIES by Furkan AKAR April 28, 2022| 15 min read 1. BACKGROUND On 13 April, the Ukrainian governor for the Odesa region, Maksym Marchenko, said on his Telegram...
by Furkan AKAR | Nov 4, 2020 | Commentary
Summary JCPOA is very crucial to stability in the Middle East, and to prevent nuclear proliferation in the region. This time, the US could not unilaterally exert influence upon its European Allies and the Security Council. The Europeans dismissed the idea that the US...
