DR. ŞEBNEM UDUM
Hacettepe University
Department of International Relations
Beytepe/Ankara
Tel: (+90-312) 297-8111,
E-mail:usebnem@hacettepe.edu.tr
EDUCATION:
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Bilkent University- Ankara, Turkey
PhD in International Relations
July 2010
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Bilkent University- Ankara, Turkey
MA in International Relations
Sep. 2003
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Monterey Institute of International Studies-Monterey, CA, USA
Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies
Dec. 2002
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Monterey Institute of International Studies-Monterey, CA, USA
MA in International Policy Studies
Dec. 2001
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International Institute for Political and Economic Studies- Greece
Certificate in Conflict Resolution
Aug. 2001
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Middle East Technical University-Ankara, Turkey
BSc. in International Relations
June 1999
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Middle East Technical University- Department of Economics
Minor in International Economics
June 1999
EXPERIENCE:
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Hacettepe University- Department of International Relations
Sep. 2010- Present
Faculty Member
Courses taught: US Foreign Policy, International Organizations, Nonproliferation Issues, Foreign
Policy Analysis, History of Political Thought, Current Issues in World Politics, Energy Security
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Başkent University
European Union and International Relations Institute
Adjunct Faculty
Sep. –Dec. 2011
Courses taught: European Security
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Bilkent University-Department of International Relations
June-July 2010
Instructor
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Bilkent University-Department of International Relations
Research Assistant
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Turkish Military Academy, Institute of Defense Sciences-Ankara, Turkey
July-Aug. 2003
Lecturer
“Survey of Nonproliferation”, graduate elective for the Technology Management program.
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James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies-Monterey, CA
Feb. 2002-March 2003
Research Associate-Proliferation Research and Assessment Program (Middle East Section)
Focused on the diffusion of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Conducted research on missile
proliferation in the Middle East and Turkey’s policy on missile defenses, and on Iraq’s development of
WMD for UNMOVIC (United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspections Commission).
Sep. 2003-Dec. 2008
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
Areas of focus: Turkish foreign and security policy, Nonproliferation studies, Europe, Middle East, Energy.
Publications:
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“Weapons of Mass Destruction Basics and the Issue of Proliferation in the Middle East,” Orta Doğu
Analiz (Middle East Analysis), Vol. 5, No. 58, October 2013, pp. 44-50.
<http://www.orsam.org.tr/en/enUploads/Article/Files/20131030_3sebnemudum.pdf>
“On Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (WMDFZ) in the Middle East,” Orta Doğu Analiz (Middle
East AnalysisVol.5, No. 54, ), June 2013, pp. 4553.http://www.orsam.org.tr/tr/truploads/yazilar/dosyalar/2013628_sebnemudum.pdf
“EU Foreign Relations: Turkey,” in European Union: A Global Actor? , Sven Gareis, Gunther Hauser,
and Franz Kernic eds., Opladen, Berlin and Toronto: Barbara Budrich, 2013, pp. 219-232.
With Aaron Stein, “A Complicated Decision: Why Turkey is not Likely to Follow in Iran’s Nuclear
Footsteps,” Turkish Policy Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 2, Summer 2012, pp. 141-148.
“Türkiye’nin İran Nükleer Meselesindeki Siyaseti (Turkey’s Policy on Iranian Nuclear Issue),” Orta
Doğu Analiz (Middle East Analysis), Vol. 4, No. 43, July 2012, pp. 98-107.
“Turkey's Nuclear Comeback: An Energy Renaissance in an Evolving Regional Security Context,” The
Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 17, No. 2, July 2010, pp. 365-377.
Understanding the Nuclear Energy Debate in Turkey: Internal and External Contexts, PhD Diss., Bilkent
University, Ankara, June 2010.
“The Role of Turkish Language and Security Culture for US National Security” in Michel Gueldry, ed.,
How Globalizing Professions Deal with National Languages: Studies in Cultural Studies and
Cooperation, San Francisco: Mellen Press, 2010, pp. 287-316.
“ABD’nin 11 Eylül Sonrası Stratejisi Üzerine Tespitler (The Assessment of the US Post-9/11 Strategy)”,
Global Strategy Institute Journal, Vol. 3, No. 10, Summer 2007, pp. 178-184.
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“Turkey’s Non-Nuclear Weapon State Status: A Theoretical Assessment,” ISYP Journal, Vol.3, No. 2,
2007, pp. 51-59.
“Turkey’s Role in Post- Cold War European Security Policy” Gunther Hauser and Franz Kernic, eds.,
European Security in Transition, Hampshire; Burlington: Ashgate, 2006, pp.161-174.
“Uluslararası İlişkilerde Kitle İmha Silahlarının Yayılması Sorunu (The Issue of the Proliferation of
Weapons of Mass Destruction in International Relations),” in İdris Bal ed. Değişen Dünyada Uluslararası
İlişkiler (International Relations in a Changing World), Ankara: Lalezar, 2006, pp. 533-548.
“Missile Proliferation in the Middle East: Turkey and Missile Defense,” Turkish Studies, Vol.4, No.3,
Fall 2003, pp.71-102.
The Impacts of Turkey’s Responses to Proliferation Threats in the Middle East on its Integration with
Europe, Master’s thesis, Bilkent University, Ankara, September 2003.
“Turkey and the Emerging European Security Framework” Turkish Studies, Vol. 3 No. 2, Fall 2002, pp.
69-104.
“The Politics of Caspian Region Energy Resources: A Challenge for Turkish Foreign Policy”,
Perceptions, Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 6 No. 4, Dec. 2001- Feb. 2002, pp.36-60.
Conference Papers:
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“Nuclear Energy in Turkey’s Energy Security Policy”, International Congress on Energy Security in
Eastern Mediterranean, December 15, 2013, Mersin.
“Why is Iran’s Nuclear Program an Issue?” March 13, 2013, Hacettepe University Center for Strategic
Research Conference, Ankara.
“The Nuclear Energy Debate in Turkey,” The Third International Seminar on Nuclear Energy
Infrastructure Development (NUPID- 2012), June 3, 2012, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
“The Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime in Crisis? The Challenge of Iran,” 11th METU Conference on
International Relations, June 14, 2012, Ankara.
“Iran’s Nuclear Program: Why is it a Serious Challenge to the International Nuclear Nonproliferation
Regime?” 23rd Union of Concerned Scientists International Symposium on Science and World Affairs,
August 3-10, 2011, London, UK.
“A Discursive Approach to International Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime: Implications for Nuclear
Energy Generation Plans in the Middle East,” 2011 Pugwash Conference, 1-4 July, 2011, Berlin,
Germany.
“Turkey’s Plans for Nuclear Energy Amid Debates on Regional Proliferation,” 2009 International
Student/Young Pugwash Conference, 16 April, 2009, the Hague, the Netherlands.
“The Case of the Turkish-Greek Dispute in the Aegean” 2007 International Student/Young Pugwash
Conference, 20 October, 2007, Bari, Italy.
“WMD Proliferation and Conflicts in the Middle East,” The 6th METU Conference on International
Relations, Ankara, June 16, 2007.
“Turkey’s Non-Nuclear Weapon State Status: A Theoretical Assessment,” 56th Pugwash Conference on
Science and World Affairs, Cairo, Egypt, 15 November 2006, (published).
“The Impacts of Iran’s Nuclear Program on Turkey’s Security Policy,” April 2, 2006, AGAM (Ankara
Global Research Center), Ankara.
With Paul Luif “The Internal and External Security of Turkey: Its Effects on European Security,” The
Mediterranean and Europe’s Security, June 27, 2005, Landesverteidigungsakademie, Vienna, Austria.
“Regional and International Impacts of Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Turkish View,” Going Nuclear: Needs,
Politics and Risks, Bogazici University-Foreign Policy Forum, February 28, 2005, Istanbul.
The European Union of 25 in World Affairs: A Turkish Perspective, July 5, 2004, Berlin, Germany.
(Available at www.dgap-summerschool.de)
With Ali L. Karaosmanoglu, “UN and OSCE: Cooperation and Coordination,” June 4, 2004, Abudja,
Nigeria.
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“EU’s Response to post-9/11 Threats and Transatlantic Relations,” METU Conference, May 2004,
Ankara.
“Turkey’s Foreign and Security Policy”, November 20, 2003, OIIP (Austrian Institute for International
Politics), Vienna, Austria.
“Implications of Iraqi Crisis on Turkish-US Strategic Relationship,” METU Conference, June 2003,
Middle East Technical University, Ankara.
Online articles:
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Iraq-2003 vs. Syria-2013: Weapons of mass destruction as an actual threat, Today’s Zaman, September 8,
2013, <http://todayszaman.com/news-325601-iraq-2003-vs-syria-2013-weapons-of-mass-destruction-asan-actual-threat.html>.
Filling in the Gaps in the Patriot Missile Debate,” Today’s Zaman, February 10, 2013,
<http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=306573>.
With Colette Mazzucelli, “Why Complex Fundamentalism Trumps Ahmedinejad’s Nationalist Card?,
Politics Cubed.com, January 2, 2010, <www.politics3.com/ViewArticleGallery.aspx?AID=291 >.
“Nuclear Deal with Russia: End or Beginning of Controversy?” Turkish Weekly, August 15, 2009,
<http://www.turkishweekly.net/op-ed/2544/the-nuclear-deal-with-russia-end-or-beginning-ofcontroversy.html>.
With Colette Mazzucelli, “Why the West Should Talk Turkey with Iran,” Atlantic-Community.Org, July
14, 2009, <http://www.atlanticcommunity.org/index/Open_Think_Tank_Article/Why_the_West_Should_Talk_Turkey_with_Iran_>.
“Turkish Foreign and Security Policy in the Current Era,” Agder University College, 2007,
<http://wwwold.hia.no/oksam/ces/wp/working_paper_2007-01.pdf>.
“Turkey’s Position in Iraq Operation: Bridge or Barrier?” Iraq Special Collection Report, Center for
Nonproliferation Studies, March 26, 2003, < http://cns.miis.edu/research/iraq/turkey.htm>.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
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International Student/Young Pugwash (2006-2009) and Regular Participant to the Pugwash Conferences
on Science and World Affairs (2011).
Was awarded “Small grant” by the Hollings Center for International Dialogue, and organized the
workshop on “Nuclear Proliferation and Revisiting Turkish and U.S. Threat Perceptions Regarding Iran’s
Nuclear Program” on June 8, 2011, in the Middle East Technical University.
Participated in the Forum on European Foreign and Security Policy: European Union of 25 in World
Affairs, Bigger the Better?, in the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations
(DGAP), in July 2004, Berlin, Germany.
Participated in the Women in International Security Summer Symposium, Changing Nature of War and
Peace, June 2003, Washington, D.C.;
Center for Nonproliferation Studies Scholarship for the certificate program in nonproliferation at MIIS;
Participated in IIPES 2001 in Greece. Received the IIPES-Alumni Scholarship Fund Scholarship;
2000-2001 Monterey Institute of International Studies, Fulbright Scholarship;
2000-2001 Fulbright Grant;
Bilkent University graduate student scholarships.
Graduated with distinction from the Monterey Institute of International Studies: CGPA: 4.00.
Graduated with high honors: CGPA/PhD: 4.00, M.A.: 3.78, BSc: 3.67, Minor: 3.93
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LANGUAGES:
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Turkish: Native; English: Near native; French: Intermediate; Italian: Intermediate
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
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International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN)-International Atomic Energy Agency (2013-)
Member of Advisory Board of Maritime Security Center of Excellence (2012-)
Deputy Director, Center for Strategic Research of Hacettepe University (2012-)
International Pugwash (2011-)
International Student/Young Pugwash (2006-2011)
Executive Board Member, Women in Nuclear-Turkey Chapter (NÜKAD) (2009-)
Women in International Security (2002-)
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