George Gavrilis is assistant professor of International Relations in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.

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International Affairs Fellowship
During 2008-09 he will be on leave and hold an appointment as International Affairs Fellow under the sponsorship of the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries
In 2008 Cambridge University Press will publish his book on border control. The book explains why some borders become well-organized institutions that provide security to contiguous states and populations living in borders areas, while other boundaries remain sites of escalation, tension, and mal-administration. The case studies include historical and contemporary borders in the Middle East, Central and South Asia.

The Turkish High Court
In this ongoing research project, he examines the behavior of the Turkish High Court and its verdicts on terrorism, secessionism, and political extremism. The study spans the 1960s to the present and aims to understand under what conditions judges expand and curb state authority. It is a study in both institutional evolution and state security.