Shamsa Khalil is an MPhil Scholar at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU), Türkiye. She is an independent researcher and Works as International Communication and cooperation Specialist at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, Istanbul, Türkiye. Her interest areas are current issues, security affairs, and global politics. She can be reached at shamsakhalil93@gmail.com, and she tweets @khalilshamsa