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Ersel Aydinli was a post-doctoral research fellow during the 2004–2005 academic year with the International Security Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. He is on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Bilkent University in Ankara. Before pursuing an academic career, Dr. Aydinli served as an officer in the counter-terrorism department of the Istanbul police. He lectures frequently for international organizations, such as NATO, on counter-terrorism issues.
Dr. Aydinli's current research is on the evolution of non-state security actors with a focus on global Islamist terrorist networks. His works have appeared in such journals as International Studies Review, International Studies Perspectives, Current History, Security Dialogue, Middle Eastern Studies and World Today. He is the co-editor (with James Rosenau) of Globalization, Security and the Nation State: Paradigms in Transition (SUNY Press, 2005).
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