Toghrul Ali is an External Affairs Officer at the Caspian Policy Center. He completed his M.S. in Foreign Service (MSFS) at Georgetown University, focusing his studies on Global Politics and Security. Prior to that, Toghrul completed his undergraduate degree in International Affairs with a concentration on Conflict Resolution at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Toghrul has previous work experience in both public and private sectors, specializing in writing analytical papers and policy proposals on geopolitical competition, emerging markets and energy politics of the Caspian Basin, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus.