Dr Ozge Soylemez is a Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London. Prior to her current role, she was a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS University of London.

Her research and teaching interests span international security, foreign policy, and strategic affairs, with particular expertise in Chinese foreign and security policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Turkish foreign policy.

She teaches primarily at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. She has also taught across a broad range of programmes at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, including the Higher Command and Staff Course and the Advanced Command and Staff Course.

Dr Soylemez serves as Programme Director for the online MA in International Security and Policy, delivered in partnership with Arizona State University and the University of New South Wales through the Security & Defence PLuS partnership. She also convenes the programme's core module "International Security in a Changing World".

Research Interests

• International Relations of China

• Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

• Emerging & Rising Powers

• Global Governance

• Foreign Policy Analysis