Dr. Mürsel Doğrul is an Assistant Professor at the National Defence University, specializing in International Relations. He earned his degree in International Relations from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University in 2014, conducting research in Romania, Spain, and Ukraine during his undergraduate and postgraduate studies. In 2013, Dr. Doğrul completed internships at the Ministry of EU Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye. He obtained an M.Sc. degree in International Relations from Necmettin Erbakan University, focusing on the "Counterterrorism Policy of Japan," and completed his Ph.D. at the National Defence University in 2021, researching "The Middle East in Japanese Foreign Policy: Political Economy of Energy." As a Japan Foundation Fellow, he was a visiting scholar at Meiji University in 2023 and an Erasmus Fellow at Tokyo University in 2024. His research interests encompass Japanese foreign policy, energy policy, and security. Dr. Doğrul has made significant contributions to the field through academic works, examining the evolving dynamics of international security and international relations literature. He has served as an advisor to the President of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) since 2019 and as a representative of the Turkish Young Academy, demonstrating proficiency in advanced English and intermediate Japanese.