Tuba Unlu Bilgic is an Associate Professor of International Studies at the University of St Thomas. Previously, she was an Associate Professor at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; an adjunct Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech; and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University. Dr. Bilgic served as a career diplomat at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked as a research assistant at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and at the St Antony’s College, Oxford University. She has published books and articles on various aspects of Turkish politics, including religion and politics, the military, foreign policy, and Turkish-American relations.