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Michael Gunter is Professor of Political Science at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, where he has taught since 1972, advancing from assistant professor (1972-1976) and associate professor (1976-1981) to full professor in 1981, making him the institution's longest-serving faculty member. He holds a B.A. in American History from Columbia University (1964), an M.I.A. from Columbia University's School of International Affairs with a focus on the Soviet Union (1966), and a Ph.D. in International Relations from Kent State University (1972), with minors in comparative politics and American politics. Gunter's academic interests center on the Kurdish question and related topics in Kurdish and Middle Eastern politics, including Turks, Armenians, international law and organization, nationalism, terrorism, and arms control. He has authored, co-authored, or co-edited more than two dozen books, among them recent publications such as Heydar Aliyev and the Foundations of Modern Azerbaijan (co-edited, 2024), Erdogan’s Path to Authoritarianism: The Continuing Journey (2024), The Karabakh Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan: Causes & Consequences (co-authored, 2023), Routledge Handbook on the Kurds (2019), Historical Dictionary of the Kurds, 3rd ed. (2018), The Kurds: A Modern History, 2nd ed. (2017), Out of Nowhere: The Kurds of Syria in Peace and War (2014), and earlier works like The Kurds of Iraq: Tragedy and Hope (1993) and The Kurds in Turkey: A Political Dilemma (1990).