Authors
Matthew Messner
Principal, DRUMLIN PLLC
    
    
          Matthew Messner is a licensed architect, critic, and educator. Currently, Messner is Founding Principal of DRUMLIN, a Chicago-based…
    
    
    
     
Robert Howse
Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law, NYU School of Law
    
    
          Robert Howse is the Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law at NYU School of Law. Professor Howse received his B.A. in philosophy and…
    
    
    
    
   
Robert Gulotty
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
    
    
          Robert Gulotty is an associate professor in the department of political science at the University of Chicago. His first book project is…
    
    
    
     
Francisco Rodríguez
Senior Research Fellow, Center for Economic and Policy Research
    
    
          Dr. Francisco Rodríguez is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and a Professor at the University of…
    
    
    
    
   
David Pressman
Former United States Ambassador to Hungary
    
    
          David Pressman is an American diplomat, attorney, and strategist who served as US ambassador to Hungary and to the UN Security…
    
    
    
     
Derek Bengtson
Executive Director, Finance 
    
    
          Derek Bengtson joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as executive director of finance in 2025, where he leads the organization’s financial…
    
    
    
     
Evan Medeiros
Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
    
    
          Evan Medeiros is the Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the School of Foreign Service and the Cling Family Distinguished…
    
    
    
     
Orlando Pérez Gárate
Partner, Tsuru
    
    
          Orlando Pérez Gárate is a partner at Tsuru and an expert in international trade law, dispute resolution, and investment…
    
    
    
     
Eric Miller
President, Rideau Potomac Strategy Group
    
    
          Eric Miller is President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a consultancy that advises clients globally on policy and regulatory matters…
    
    
    
     
Heather Hurlburt
Associate Fellow, US and the Americas Program, Chatham House
    
    
          Heather Hurlburt has spent her career bridging the gap between international affairs and American politics. From 2022 to 2024,…
    
    
    
    