Authors

Tanya and Michael Polsky

President, Polsky Foundation; Founder & CEO, Invenergy
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Justin Trudeau

Former Prime Minister of Canada
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Nikita Lalwani

Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nikita Lalwani is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She formerly served as the director for technology and…
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Tim O'Brien

Public Opinion Intern
Tim O’Brien joined the Chicago Council as a public opinion and US foreign policy intern in January 2025. He is an incoming MA candidate in…
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Peter Mandelson

Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States
Peter Mandelson assumed the role of UK Ambassador to the United States in February 2025, following his appointment in December 2024.…
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Jim O'Neill

Economist, Member of the House of Lords
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Alexander Vindman

Author & Former Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Russia, National Security Council
Alexander Vindman is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel and former director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Russia at the National…
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Tom Wright

Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Tom Wright is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He most recently served as special assistant to the president and senior…
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Colin Kahl

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science
Colin Kahl is the Steven C.Házy Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation at the Freeman Spogli…
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Vali Nasr

Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Dr. Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, where he also served…
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