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Turan Darishov | Praevisio Institute
Turan Darishov

Guest Author · Praevisio Institute

TuranDarishov

Post-Soviet Space · Eurasian Security · Military Affairs · Drone Warfare

Examining the evolving strategic landscape of the Post-Soviet Space — regional security, military affairs, interstate relations, and the power dynamics reshaping Eurasia’s political and security architecture.

About

Guest Author,
Praevisio Institute

Turan Darishov is a Guest Author at the Praevisio Institute for Geopolitical Affairs, specialising in the geopolitics of the Post-Soviet Space, with a particular focus on regional security, military affairs, foreign policy, and interstate relations across Eurasia.

His research examines the evolving strategic landscape of the post-Soviet region — including the interactions between post-Soviet states, regional power competition, and the role of organisations such as the CSTO, SCO, and CIS in shaping political and security dynamics. He pays close attention to the military dimension of these shifts, including the emergence of drone warfare as a decisive factor in Eurasian conflicts.

Turan has published analytical work on regional security developments, military affairs, and geopolitical dynamics across Eurasia, and continues to develop his expertise as he completes his graduate studies in Bonn.

Role

Guest Author
Praevisio Institute for Geopolitical Affairs — Amsterdam

Education

MA — Current
Strategy & International Security
University of Bonn, Germany
Erasmus Exchange
International Relations
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
BA
International Relations
Middle East Technical University, Ankara
High Honors · Ranked 1st in Department

Expertise & Research

Areas of focus — and the analytical work behind them

Post-Soviet Security Architecture
Analysis of the security arrangements, bilateral tensions, and multilateral frameworks that govern the post-Soviet space — from frozen conflicts and border disputes to the shifting reliability of collective security commitments.
Drone Warfare & Military Affairs
Research into the battlefield transformation driven by unmanned systems across Eurasian conflicts — examining how drone warfare has redefined tactical and strategic calculations for post-Soviet militaries.
Eurasian Power Competition
Tracking Russia’s efforts to maintain dominance across the near abroad alongside the growing assertiveness of regional powers and the competing influence of China, Turkey, and Western institutions.
Regional Organisations & Political Dynamics
Examining the role of CSTO, CIS, SCO, and other regional bodies in managing — and at times deepening — interstate tensions, and how their institutional limitations shape the security choices of member states.
Research Focus
Military Affairs, Drone Warfare & Geopolitical Developments Across Eurasia
Turan’s published analytical work spans regional security dynamics, the military transformation of post-Soviet armed forces, and the geopolitical consequences of drone warfare — with particular attention to how technological shifts interact with the political and strategic calculations of states across the Eurasian landmass.
Analytical Approach — Primary Sources Across Four Languages

Turan’s analytical edge is rooted in direct linguistic access to the post-Soviet space. Fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English — with Turkish as a working language — he reads military doctrine, official statements, and regional media across four languages without translation loss. His academic formation at Middle East Technical University, where he graduated first in his department with High Honors, combined with an exchange semester at Humboldt University of Berlin and ongoing graduate study in Strategy and International Security at Bonn, gives him a rigorous theoretical base across NATO-adjacent and non-Western analytical traditions. He approaches Eurasian security not as an external observer but as someone embedded in the linguistic and cultural fabric of the region he studies.

Publications & Research

Publications & written analysis

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