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Dr. Mitat Çelikpala is Professor of International Relations and the Vice-Rector at Kadir Has University, Istanbul. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on Eurasian security, energy, critical infrastructure security/protection, Turkish foreign and domestic policy, and the Caucasus. He previously served as an academic advisor to NATO’s Center of Excellence Defense Against Terrorism in Ankara (2009-2012), especially on regional security and critical infrastructure protection; and was the board member to the Strategic Research and Study Center (SAREM), Turkish General Staff (2005-2011); Academic Adviser to the Center for Strategic Research (SAM), Turkish Foreign Ministry (2002-2010) and Caspian Strategy Institute, Istanbul Turkey (2012–2013). He was a Senior Associate Member at St Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK (2005-2006). He has written for several academic publications, including Energy Policy, Middle Eastern Studies, International Journal of Turkish Studies, Insight Turkey and Journal of Southeast European and the Black Sea Studies. He also contributed many conference papers on Turkish foreign policy, Turkish-Russian relations, Eurasianism, and Turkish geopolitics.