Dr. Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass (a.k.a. Dr. Etuna) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and History at Hampton University. Her research and teaching focus on international relations and security. She has published articles on the psychological underpinnings of terrorist radicalization and the effects of national identities on states’ threat perceptions and security choices. Currently, Dr. Tsintsadze-Maass is working on several projects examining the social construction of state survival, states’ responses to major crises and associated insecurities, as well as non-state sources of ontological security. Her long-term project is a book manuscript based on her Dissertation: Why Weak States Balance: National Mobilization and the Security Strategies of Post-Soviet States. Prior to joining Hampton University, Dr. Tsintsadze-Maass worked as the Assistant Director of the Graduate Program in International Studies (GPIS) at Old Dominion University, where she also taught political science courses for the Department of Political Science and Geography. She is a board member and the chair of the Great Decisions committee at the World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads. Dr. Tsintsadze-Maass holds a PhD from the University of Kentucky, with a primary specialization in international relations and a secondary specialization in comparative politics. She has also earned an MA in International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in Psychology from Tbilisi State University.