Tuba Eldem

Dr. Tuba Eldem is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center on Cyberspace Studies at Fenerbahçe University in Istanbul. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto and has held research fellowships at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and Freie Universität Berlin. Her research bridges comparative politics, international security, and technopolitics, with particular expertise in cyberspace, civil–military relations, political regimes and regime change. She has published extensively in leading journals and edited volumes. Her current project examines the rise and impact of post-truth populism.

Recent publications:

• Decentralisation as resistance: Web3’s potential in countering digital censorship and redefining cyber sovereignty. ELTE Law Journal, 12(2), 157–168. (2024)
• The global rivalry over strategic connectivity and the emerging world order: A view from Türkiye. Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs, 29(2), 102–119. (2024)
• Russia’s war on Ukraine and the rise of the Middle Corridor as a third vector of Eurasian connectivity: Connecting Europe and Asia via Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Turkey. SWP Comment, 2022/C 64.
• Spotlight Turkey: A pivotal swing state in NATO. Turkish Policy Quarterly, 20(2), 117–125. (2021)
• Canal Istanbul: Turkey’s controversial megaproject and its likely impacts on the Montreux Convention and regional stability. SWP Comment, 43, 1–8. (2021)
• International cybersecurity norms and responsible cyber sovereignty, Istanbul Law Review, 79(1), 345–376. (2021)
• Global cyberspace security and the critical information infrastructure protection. In A. Farazmand (Ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer. (2021)
• The United Nations system and the regulation of global cyberspace security, Marmara University Journal of Political Science, 9(1), 17–45. (2021)
• Between multistakeholderism and cyber sovereignty: Understanding Turkey’s cybersecurity strategy. In S. N. Romaniuk & M. Manjikian (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Global Cyber-Security Strategy (pp. 395–408). New York: Routledge. (2021)
• Military coups and military disengagement. In A. Farazmand (Ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer. (2020)