Born in İzmir, İrem Tabirlioğlu is a researcher and graduate student specializing in the field of international relations. She completed her undergraduate studies as both the faculty and department valedictorian. Beginning her academic career during her undergraduate years with a focus on various national and international issues, Tabirlioğlu’s graduate research particularly concentrates on intelligence studies, security policies, U.S. foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, and international organizations.
To date, she has authored numerous academic analyses, conference papers, and articles. Her work addresses contemporary security issues—such as artificial intelligence, big data, surveillance policies, propaganda, and asymmetric interstate relations—through the lens of political theory. Among her notable works are: Military Technology and Intelligence in the Iran–Israel Conflict; The Eye of the Alliance in the Digital Age: Five Eyes; Strategic Surveillance and Next-Generation Threats; Genetic Intelligence as a Biopolitical Tool: DNA-Based Power Strategies of Modern States; Peace Talks and Power Struggles: The Tumultuous Journey of the Korean War; Realization of a Bold Dream at Gunpoint: Underground Jewish Organizations; Saddam Hussein and the Realpolitik of Authoritarianism: Power Consolidation, Strategic Miscalculations, and Regional Instability in the Middle East; Structural Impediments to Collective Security: The United Nations Security Council, Geopolitical Interests, and the Crisis of Legitimacy; An Analysis of EU–Russia Relations under Vladimir Putin within the Framework of Asymmetric Interdependence and the Energy Security Theory; as well as detailed studies on non-traditional security threats, cybersecurity, the Arab Spring, artificial intelligence, and hybrid threats in international relations. Other works include Can International Law Effectively Regulate Anti-Terrorist Policies? A Critical Evaluation; Opposing Directions in Energy: Trump’s Competitive Neorealism and Biden’s Conciliatory Neoliberalism; and Germany’s Influence on U.S. Policies and a Historical Overview of Bilateral Relations: The Converging and Diverging Paths of Two Nations.
Currently continuing her graduate studies, Tabirlioğlu is also conducting original research within the discipline of international relations. Her scholarship stands out for its theoretical originality and multidisciplinary approach.
