Dr. Halil Burak Sakal is an Associate Professor working at the Capadoccia University, Department of Political Science and International Relations. He is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences. Sakal holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, an MA and a PhD in the International Relations. His academic works and research interests include historical and contemporary political and environmental and energy issues of the former Soviet Union, especially the Caucasus and Central Asia. He conducted fieldworks and projects on the political economy of water, electricity, and natural resources.