Turkey's proposed new waterway, 'Canal Istanbul', would connect the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. Sezen Kaya Sönmez describes how the project is about more than just transport, but has geopolitical, ecological, and climate aspects. Digging a new maritime corridor, she argues, threatens environmental resilience, regional stability, and long-term security
PhD Candidate, International Relations, Kadir Has University, Istanbul
Sezen's doctoral research focuses on the relationship between energy security and climate security in the European Union.
She holds a BA in International Relations and an MA in International Relations from Çukurova University, Turkey.
Her Master's thesis examined Turkey’s climate change policies in the context of environmental security.
Her academic interests include environmental security, climate security, and critical security studies.
Sezen’s most recent research examined the environmental security understanding of the Russian Federation, and the climate security policies of NATO.
She was a Visiting PhD student at the Centre Marc Bloch in Berlin, conducting fieldwork for her dissertation.
Sezen also curates and hosts a podcast series, Green Talks: The Voice of Environment and Ecology, on the Paradigma Podcast Channel, in collaboration with the Panorama Global web portal.
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