Authors

Amer Abdullah

Co-Founder, Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen

Alongside his father and brother, Amer Abdullah launched the Cedars restaurant in 2001. Shortly thereafter, a fast-casual child of Cedars named…

Director, Carnegie China

Damien Ma is the director of Carnegie China, an East Asia-based research center with its office in Singapore. For two decades, Damien has worked…

Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute and Senior Fellow, Center for China Analysis

Rorry Daniels is the managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), where she leads and oversees strategy and operations for…

Deputy Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland

Sonja Hyland is Ireland's Deputy Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Her previous roles include political director of the Department…

Author and Historian

Chief of Staff to the CEO & COO

Valerie McMakin joined the Council in 2025 and is the chief of staff to the CEO & COO. Before joining the Council, McMakin was…

Diplomatic Correspondent, POLITICO

Felicia Schwartz is the diplomatic correspondent at POLITICO. In this role, Felicia has a broad mandate to cover US foreign policy in conventional…

Non-Resident Fellow, Democratic Resilience Program, Center for European Policy Analysis

Elina Beketova is a non-resident fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). She currently…

Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

Ian Brzezinski is a resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and a member of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic…