Prof. Dr. Ali Oğuz Diriöz, Associate Professor of International Relations, is a full-time faculty member in the Department of International Entrepreneurship at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. His research interests include International Political Economy, Globalization, Energy and Water Security. He was previously part of the Euromesco network working group on Water Security in the Middle East (funded by the EU) and is the author of the chapter in the 15th EuroMesco Joint Policy Study on Water Security (2020). Some of his publications include; "Prospects for Natural Gas Organization in Light of Qatar's OPEC Exit" The Extractive Industries and Society (2021); and "The Strategic Context of the UAE's Nuclear Project: A Model for the Region?" Middle East Policy. Dr. Diriöz previously worked as a consultant for the World Bank on the State of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa (June 2017). In 2017, he authored the chapter on 'The State of Water Sector Regulation in Morocco' and co-authored the chapter on 'The State of Water Sector Regulation in Jordan' in the World Bank publication. He was a chapter author in the book project "Climate Change Law and Policy in the MENA region" edited by Prof. Olawuyi from HBKU, Qatar (Dr. Olawuyi, D., published by Routledge and published in June 2021). He has numerous national and international publications.