[1] He is an associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
[2] He is the author of Aftershocks: Great Powers and Domestic Reforms in the Twentieth Century, which examines how shocks in the international system affect regime types.
[2][5] He has also published commentary and analysis in The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and The New Republic.
[6][7][8] Gunitsky is a frequent commentator on Russian politics and foreign policy.
[1][11] He migrated to the United States at the age of 10, right around the time of the August Putsch, and spoke about having to relearn Russian after immigration, a common problem for Russophone immigrant children.