Ersun N Kurtuluş is an Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations, Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU). Prior to his appointment at ASBU, he held academic positions at TED University, Ankara, University of Kent, Imperial College London, Open University and Stockholm University. He has published extensively in Review of International Studies, The Middle East Journal, Global Society, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Third World Quarterlyand Critical Studies on Terrorism. Kurtuluş is also the author of State Sovereignty – Concept, Phenomenon and Ramificationspublished by Palgrave/Macmillan. His research interests include contemporary trends in terrorism and counterterrorism, Terrorist intentions and strategies, Lebanese politics, state sovereignty, politics of the Middle East and collapsed states. He has been an Associate Editor of theBritish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies(BJMES) since 2007.