Dr. Şafak OĞUZ is an Assoc. Professor working in the Capadoccia University Department of Political Science and International Relations. He retired from the Turkish Armed Forces in 2021 after 23 years of service, during which he worked in the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of NATO in Belgium. He has published widely on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Terrorism, International Security, International Organizations and Peace and Conflict Studies. Aside from his native Turkish, Dr. OĞUZ speaks also English and German.