Authors

Ellen McCarthy

Founder & CEO, Trust in Media Cooperative; Former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence & Research
Ellen McCarthy is founder and CEO of the Trust in Media Cooperative and a national security professional with extensive…
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James Warren

Executive Editor, NewsGuard
James Warren is Chicago-based executive editor of NewsGuard, a New York based firm that does non-ideological assessments of the credibility…
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Debi Jin

Public Opinion Intern
Debi Jin joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in 2025 as an intern for the public opinion and US foreign policy team. She completed…
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Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Dr. Nadia Schadlow is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and a co-chair of the Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security…
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Jake Braun

Executive Director, Cyber Policy Initiative, University of Chicago & Co-Founder, Cambridge Global Advisors
Jake Braun is the executive director of the Cyber Policy Initiative at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and co-…
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Andrew Oros

Senior Fellow and the Director, Japan Program, Stimson Center
Dr. Andrew Oros is a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center. Oros is also the Professor of Political Science…
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Ro Khanna

Representative, California 17th District
Congressman Ro Khanna represents California's 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his fifth term…
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John Mearsheimer

R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has…
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Ying-Hsuan Chen

Policy Analyst, Division of Chinese Politics, Military and Operational Concepts, Institute for National Defense and Security Research
Ying-Hsuan Chen [Caroline Chen] is a Policy Analyst at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), Division of Chinese…
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Nicholas Berliner

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia, National Security Council
Nicholas Berliner was the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia on the National Security…
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