M. Cüneyt Özşahin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Necmettin Erbakan University. Dr. Özşahin is also a senior fellow at Istanbul Institute for Advanced Studies (ISTIAS). After completing his MA in political science at the University of Missouri-Columbia as a Fulbright Scholar, he received his Ph.D. in International Relations from Selcuk University. His research interests include Theories of International Relations, Security Studies, and Turkish Politics. His publications have appeared in various edited volumes and journals, most recently in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Europe-Asia Studies and Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. He is also a frequent contributor to Turkish media outlets writing on regional as well as domestic politics and security.