Authors

Harsh Pant

Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, ORF

Harsh V. Pant is the Vice President at the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi. He is also a professor of international relations with King…

Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI

Karim Haggag is the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He is also a member of the Advisory Board on…

Senior Associate, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies

Raad Alkadiri is a Senior Associate for the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies.…

Founder & President, The HistoryMakers

Julieanna L. Richardson is the founder and president of The HistoryMakers, the largest effort to record…

Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the US

Antonis Alexandridis is the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the US, appointed to the position in 2026. A career diplomat, he previously…

Editor, Science & Technology, Defense One

Patrick Tucker is science and technology editor for Defense One. He’s also the author of …

East Asia Bureau Chief, The Economist

Noah Sneider is The Economist’s East Asia Bureau Chief. He primarily covers Japan, North Korea and South Korea. He also contributes to coverage of…

Professor, Center for Global Education, University of Tokyo

Takako Hikotani has been a Professor at the Center for Global Education at the University of Tokyo since April 2025. From 2016 to 2021, she was…

Executive Director, Central Asia Business Council

Elena V. Son-LaRocco is the executive director of the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce, the US-Kyrgyzstan Business Council, the US-…

Assistant Professor, Politics, Lake Forest College

Ajar Chekirova is an assistant professor of politics at Lake Forest College. Her research interests include comparative politics and urban…