Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir

Dr. Gloria Shkurti Özdemir holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Albania. She completed her master’s studies at Sakarya
University, presenting a thesis titled “A Lethal Weapon that Became the Cure-all for Terrorism: Discursive Construction of the U.S. Dronified Warfare.”
Her doctorate was obtained at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, where her research focused on the application of artificial intelligence in the
military, specifically examining the U.S.-China rivalry. Her primary research interests revolve around emerging technologies, particularly artificial
intelligence, and their implications for international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and drone warfare. Dr. Shkurti Özdemir is currently a Researcher
in the Foreign Policy Directorate at the SETA Foundation and Assistant Editor of Insight Turkey. She also serves as a Lecturer and the Director of the Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence (ETAI) Research Center at Khazar University in Baku, Azerbaijan.