Authors

Alina Polyakova is president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) as well as the Donald Marron senior fellow at the Henry A.…

Samuel Charap is distinguished chair in Russia and Eurasia policy and a senior political scientist at RAND. His research centers on the foreign…

Patrick Shewell is director of global packaging sustainability at Mondelēz International, one of the world’s largest snack companies with a brand…

Tommy Treacy joined the Council in 2025 as the development officer, where he has played a key role in streamlining the development department and…

Amy Maglio is the founder and executive director of Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP), an organization recognized for its innovative women's…

Joyce Chang is the chair of global research for J.P. Morgan’s corporate and investment bank, leading a team that analyzes global…

David Schenker is the Taube senior fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab…

Mona Yacoubian is the senior advisor and director for the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.…

Edward Fishman is a senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and an adjunct professor of international and…

Ian Kelly is Ambassador (ret.) in Residence at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He is a retired senior foreign service officer who…