Cory Welt is director of the Eurasian Strategy Project and an adjunct assistant professor at the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES) at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Previously, he was deputy director and fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Dr. Welt is a specialist of Eurasian politics and security and, in particular, Georgia and the Caucasus. He teaches courses through CERES on Conflict and Security in the South Caucasus, and Politics and State Building in Eurasia. He is currently completing a book on the territorial conflicts in Georgia and has written articles on conflict resolution, transborder security, and political change in the region. Dr. Welt received his Ph.D. in political science from MIT and his MA and BA from Stanford University.