Authors

Mona Yacoubian

Senior Advisor and Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mona Yacoubian is the senior advisor and director for the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.…
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Edward Fishman

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

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

Distinguished Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations.
Camille Grand is a Distinguished Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. 

Daniela Schwarzer

Senior Fellow, Belfer Center
Schwarzer is a renowned expert in European affairs and transatlantic and international relations. She is an honorary professor of political…

Maru Sefami

Director, Next Generation Engagement
Maru Sefami joined the Council in 2025 and is the director for next generation engagement. Previously, Sefami spent three years in various roles…
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Leslie Rodriguez

Director, Board Relations & Special Projects
Leslie Rodriguez joined the Council in 2025 as director of board relations and special projects. She comes to the Council from Dominican…
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Olga Kamenchuk

Associate Professor of Instruction, School of Communication, Northwestern University
Olga Kamenchuk is an associate research professor in the Institute for Policy Research and an associate professor of instruction at Northwestern’s…
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Natalia Pelevina

Russian Political Opposition Activist
Natalia Pelevina is a Russian opposition activist, investigative journalist, and protest artist. She worked closely with…
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Konstantin Sonin

John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Konstantin Sonin is the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, where his research…
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