Mustafa Kibaroglu

March 2007

"Iran's Nuclear Ambitions from a Historical Perspective"

Journal Article, Middle Eastern Studies, issue 2, volume 43

By Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

Spring 2006

"Good for the Shah, Banned for the Mullahs: The West and Iran's Quest for Nuclear Power"

Journal Article, The Middle East Journal, issue 2, volume 60

By Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

Iran’s nuclear program has become a highly controversial issue in international politics since the August 2002 unveiling of the secretly built uranium enrichment facility in Natanz and the heavy-water production plant in Arak. American officials and experts assert that Iran has secret plans to use its nuclear capabilities to develop nuclear weapons. Iranian officials, however, deny such allegations and claim that they will use their capabilities exclusively for peaceful purposes.

December 2005

"Isn't it Time to Say Farewell to Nukes in Turkey?"

Journal Article, European Security, issue 4, volume 14

By Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

The attitude of Turkish officials toward the US nuclear weapons deployed in Turkey for over four decades has been static. Officials have understandable arguments, based on their threat analysis, as to why these weapons should be retained in Turkey. However, since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the international security environment has undergone radical changes. The classical deterrent value of nuclear weapons no longer applies with these emerging threats.

Summer/Fall 2005

"Negotiating Iran's Nuclear Populism"

Journal Article, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, issue I, volume XII

By Kaveh L. Afrasiabi and Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

The United States must take into account the mounting determination of almost the whole of Iranian society to exploit Iran’s rights stemming from the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Spring 2005

"Clash of Interest Over Northern Iraq Drives Turkish-Israeli Alliance to a Crossroads"

Journal Article, The Middle East Journal, issue 2, volume 59

By Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

Turkey and Israel enjoyed an almost perfect relationship throughout the 1990s that amazed their friends, yet bothered their rivals. The US war in Iraq revealed, however, that the two longstanding allies did indeed have contradictory objectives and concerns with respect to the future restructuring of Iraq.

March / April 2005

"La Turquie, les États-Unis et l'OTAN: Une Alliance dans l'Alliance (Turkey, The United States, and NATO: An Alliance within the Alliance"

Journal Article, Questions Internationales, issue 12

By Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

February 21, 2005

"Turkey's Concerns About the State-Building Efforts in Iraq"

Journal Article, Iranian Journal of International Affairs

By Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

December 20, 2004

"Iran's Nuclear Program May Trigger the Young Turks to Think Nuclear"

Magazine or Newspaper Article, Proliferation News and Resources, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

By Mustafa Kibaroglu, Former Joint Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and International Security Program, 2004–2005

The nuclear program of the Islamic Republic of Iran is becoming an increasingly large issue in Turkey. Even though there were abundant publications worldwide about Iran’s alleged efforts to develop nuclear weapons for more than two decades, Turkish security elite, with few exceptions, have only recently started to raise an eyebrow and express concerns about the subject. To date, their stance vis-à-vis Iran’s nuclear program would be categorized as one of negligence, to say the least. One particular reason for such an attitude was the widespread belief among the Turks that Iran would not be able to materialize its nuclear weapons ambitions anyway because of the adamant opposition of the United States and Israel. In addition, Iran’s obligations under the terms of the NPT and its comprehensive safeguards agreement with the IAEA were also thought to be real impediments. Moreover, Turkey’s NATO membership and the considerable might of the Turkish Armed Forces were believed to be powerful deterrents against Iran, if need be.