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Gregory Kruczek is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Pennsylvania State University College of Information Sciences and Technology. He serves as the Director and Advisor of the Red Cell Analytics Lab and is the Co-Director and Co-Advisor of the National Security Club. His academic journey includes obtaining a Bachelor's degree (BA, BS), a Master's degree (MA) from Pennsylvania State University, and a PhD from Virginia Tech. Dr. Kruczek's research and teaching interests encompass various complex topics including civil war dynamics, the role of ethnic and religious minorities in state breakdowns and recalibrations, the intersection of terrorism and crime, and decision theory related to intelligence and counterintelligence operations. He actively engages in research pertaining to the political dynamics in the Middle East, focusing particularly on the implications of state recalibrations on ethno-religious minorities. As an educator and researcher, he aims to explore the multifaceted issues that arise in international security contexts, particularly in relation to minority rights and statehood in post-Saddam Iraq.
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