Mahmut Cengiz

Dr. Mahmut Cengiz is an Associate Professor and faculty member at the Terrorism, Transnational Crime, and Corruption Center (TraCCC) and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University (GMU). He has extensive international field experience, having provided capacity-building and training assistance to both governmental and non-governmental partners across the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Dr. Cengiz is the author of seven books and numerous scholarly articles and book chapters that critically address issues related to terrorism, transnational crime, terrorist financing, and human trafficking. His 2024 book, Murder by Mail, co-authored with Mitchel P. Roth, offers an historical analysis of weaponized mail, tracing its development over two centuries. He contributes regularly to Small Wars Journal and <iHomeland Security Today. Since 2018, Dr. Cengiz has been a key figure in the establishment and continued development of the Global Terrorism Trends and Analysis Center (GTTAC). In addition to his research and policy contributions, Dr. Cengiz teaches graduate-level courses on Terrorism, American Security Policy, and Narco-Terrorism at George Mason University. He is a Fellow at Small Wars Journal–El Centro.