Darren J. Lim is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University. His research spans the fields... MORE

Adnan Aamir is a journalist and researcher based in Pakistan. He has written extensively on the Belt and Road Initiative for Nikkei Asian Review, Financial... MORE

Hassan Abbas served as the Sub-Divisional Police Chief in the NWFP from 1996-1998, and was the Deputy Director of Investigations in Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau... MORE

Ben Abboudi is the Middle East and North Africa Threat Analyst at Healix International. He has lived and studied in the Middle East and has... MORE

Sohail Abdul Nasir is an Islamabad-based journalist. He writes on foreign policy matters, regional security issues and the war on terrorism.

Mr. Abedin co-edited Unmasking Terror: A Global Review of Terrorist Actitives (2005). He is an expert on Iran, Iraq and Islamic movements and ideologies. Mr.... MORE

Dana E Abizaid has worked for twelve years in Central Asia and Turkey. Currently, he teaches history at the Istanbul International Community School. He is... MORE

Mariam Abou Zahab is a Researcher and Pakistan Specialist, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI).

Eduard Abrahamyan is a defense policy and regional security analyst with emphasis on the Black Sea, South Caucasus and Central Asia. He is Doctoral Research... MORE

Zachary Abuza is a professor at the National War College, where he specializes in Southeast Asian Security issues. 

Dr. Aya Adachi is a Fellow at Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BKHS) working on Chinese and Japanese foreign economic policies and geoeconomics. She has previously worked at the... MORE

Brian Adeba is an associate with the Security Governance Group in Kitchener, Canada.

Nima Adelkhah is an independent analyst based in New York. His current research agenda includes the Middle East, military strategy and technology, and nuclear proliferation... MORE

Nima Adelkhah is an independent analyst based in New York. His current research agenda includes the Middle East, military strategy and technology and nuclear proliferation,... MORE

Mohammad Ahmad is an independent analyst based in Zarqa, Jordan.

Osama Ahmad is an Islamabad-based journalist and researcher. He writes about militancy, geopolitics, cybercrime & terrorism, organized crime, technology, human rights, gender disparities, climate change,... MORE

Naghi Ahmadov is an expert at the Baku-based Center for Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), where he focuses on international security with a special... MORE

Shujaat Ahmadzada is a research fellow at Topchubashov Center, a Baku-based think tank. Ahmadzada has a bachelor's degree in international relations from the Academy of... MORE

Isaac Ahmed is an Iraqi journalist based in Baghdad. He has covered Iraq’s main stories from sectarian violence through the emergence of IS and its... MORE

Salimjon Aioubov is a Senior Broadcaster with RFE/RL’s Tajik Service.

Pete Ajemian recently completed graduate studies at the University of St. Andrews. He previously spent time living in Lebanon and has conducted research on terrorism... MORE

Vakhit Akaev is a Doctor of Philosophy and a member correspondent of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic. He is also the Chair... MORE

Shehab Al-Makahleh is a senior media and policy adviser in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. He has been working for a number of media... MORE

Fuad Alakbarov is an independent foreign policy analyst with emphasis on South Caucasus, Central Asia and Africa.

Fuad Alakbarov is an independent foreign policy analyst with a focus on the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and Africa. Mr. Alakbarov graduated from Glasgow Caledonian... MORE

Chris Alden, Ph.D., is the Director of the China in Africa Project at SAIIA and author of the book, China in Africa (Zed 2007).

Nuray Alekberli-Museyibova is a researcher at the Strategic Studies Consulting Company in Azerbaijan. Her research interests cover economic reforms, regional economic integration, energy security, regional... MORE

Ali Alfoneh, a political scientist by training, is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and is the author of Iran Unveiled:... MORE

Farhana Ali is an Associate International Policy Analyst at the RAND Corporation. She has done extensive research on jihadist networks and religious extremism.

Imtiaz Ali is a Pakistan-based journalist working as a special correspondent for the Washington Post. Before this he was a correspondent for the BBC Pashto... MORE

Rafid Fadhil Ali is journalist, writer and reporter. From 2003 to 2007 he covered the Iraq war and followed events from the field. Rafid worked... MORE

Anes Alic is the Executive Director of ISA Consulting, www.isaintel.com.

Huseyn Aliyev is an independent researcher whose work focuses on democratic institution-building and armed conflicts in the former Soviet Union. He is an author of... MORE

Nurlan Aliyev is a PhD Candidate/Researcher at the Institute of International Relations of the University of Warsaw. From 2000 to 2017, He worked as an... MORE

Kenneth W. Allen is a retired U.S. Air Force officer, whose extensive service abroad includes a tour in China as the Assistant Air Attaché. He... MORE

Jana Allen is an Independent Research Analyst and a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. A Chinese linguist, she has a B.S. from... MORE

T.S. Allen is a freelance analyst who previously served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army and has extensive experience with information warfare, cyberspace... MORE

Victoria Almas is a regional expert on Uzbekistan and Central Asia.

Feyza Altindag is a specialist in East European and Turkish affairs.

Fatemeh Aman is a non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. She has written on Iranian, Afghan, and broader Middle Eastern affairs for over... MORE

Ivar Amundsen is Director of the Chechnya Peace Forum, a human rights organization based in London which seeks to promote the cause of democracy and... MORE

Alex An is a retired Colonel in the ROC (Taiwan) Army

David An is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at George Washington University and a former Fulbright Scholar.

Danny Anderson is a former Europe-Eurasia Intern at The Jamestown Foundation and currently works for the National Endowment for Democracy. He studied at American University's... MORE

Martin Andrew retired from the Australian Defense Force after 28 years of service and holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Bond University. His book,... MORE

Marcel Angliviel de la Beaumelle is an independent researcher who has worked at the Center for New American Security and the Jamestown Foundation. He is... MORE

is the Executive Director of the Georgian NGO Democracy Resources Development Center. He has written extensively on Georgian domestic and foriegn politics.

Giuseppe Anzera is Assistant Professor of Sociology of International Politics at "La Sapienza" University of Rome. He collaborates with the Power and Interest News Report... MORE

Ryan Arant is an independent analyst specializing in Middle East national security issues. He holds an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University and a... MORE

Dr. Alessandro Arduino is co-director of the Security & Crisis Management Program at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences – UNITO.

Stephen Armitage is a former DOD analyst, US expat and researcher primarily focused on Chinese information operations and emerging tech.

Richard Arnold teaches at Muskingum University and is a member of the PONARS network.  He is the author of Russian Nationalism and Ethnic Violence: Symbolic Violence,... MORE

John Arterbury is a Washington, DC-based security consultant who recently served as a Fellow for Georgetown University’s Global Futures Initiative focusing on international security.

Jorma Arvidson specializes on geopolitics and terrorism in the greater Middle East.

Tariq Mahmud Ashraf is a retired Air Commodore from the Pakistan Air Force. A freelance analyst on South Asian defense and nuclearization issues, he has... MORE

Ali Askarov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Dr. Askarov previously... MORE

Leyla Aslanova is an independent analyst and researcher. She holds a Masters in Public Policy degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook... MORE

Scott Atran is a director of research at the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris and Professor of anthropology and psychology at the University... MORE

Emil Avdaliani is a professor at European University. His research focuses on great powers’ interests in the Middle East and the Caucasus. Avdaliani is also the author... MORE

Leah Averitt was previously a Research Fellow in the Strategic Research Department at the U.S. Naval War College.

Mokhtar Awad is a Research Fellow in the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. Previously he was a Research Associate at the Center for... MORE

Soumya Awasthi is a member of the expert group at the Centre on Armed Groups, Geneva. Her research interests include counter-terrorism, de-radicalization, South Asian strategic... MORE

Hekmatullah Azamy is a research analyst at the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), a think tank in Kabul.

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Ali Zahid is a freelance columnist covering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Sajid Aziz is a researcher whose work revolves around security and foreign policy issues. He had previously worked as a Consultant at the Strategic Policy... MORE

Jemima Baar is currently pursuing a Master’s in International Affairs, with a concentration in International Security Policy and regional specializations in China and Russia, at... MORE

Bahruz Babayev is a PhD candidate and researcher at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC). His main research focuses on trans-regional transportation routes as well as... MORE

Renny Babiarz received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University where he wrote his thesis on of China’s nuclear weapons program. He previously served as a... MORE

Dr. Pavel K. Baev is a senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

Gregorio Baggiani specializes in historical-political research and analysis of the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states and, in particular, Ukraine. He is based in Rome, Italy.

Orkhan Baghirov is a Senior Research fellow at the Baku-based non-governmental independent research organization Center for Studies of the South Caucasus (CSSC), where he is... MORE

Eva Baguma is an Atlas Corps Fellow from Uganda, who is currently a Development and Operations Associate at Ashoka. She previously served as the Program... MORE

Dr. Gegentuul Baioud is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Hugo Valentin Centre of History Department at Uppsala University. She received her PhD from Macquarie... MORE

Zhulduz Baizakova is a graduate of the Faculty of International Relations, Kazakh National University and holds an MSc in International Security and Global Governance from... MORE

Chietigj Bajpaee is a Ph.D. Candidate at King’s College – London and he previously was a senior Asia analyst at Control Risks, a London-based risk... MORE

Chietigj Bajpaee is a South Asia analyst at Control Risks, a London-based risk consultancy. He has previously worked at IHS Global Insight, the Center for... MORE

Uday Bakhshi is a researcher focused on geopolitics and conflict in South and Southeast Asia. He is an operational risk analyst, and a contributor to... MORE

Abdul Hameed Bakier is an expert on internet media monitoring and analysis. He is based in Jordan.

Edwin Bakker is on the editorial board of Helsinki Monitor and Vrede & Veiligheid, and secretary general of the executive committee of the Netherlands Helsinki... MORE

Kiyya Baloch, a freelance journalist, reports on the insurgency, politics, and Baloch militancy in Balochistan. He tweets at @KiyyaBaloch.

Imtiaz Baloch is an Islamabad-based journalist and researcher covering a diverse range of topics particularly security and conflict in Balochistan and Iran.

Harley Balzer retired in June 2016 from his full-time positions in the Department of Government, School of Foreign Service and Department of History at Georgetown... MORE

David Bandurski is the editor of the China Media Project website and a frequent commentator on Chinese media. He is an award-winning journalist whose writings... MORE

Mr. Barabandi is Director of External Relations and Co-Founder of People Demand Change. Born in Damascus City with familial ties to Deir Azzour Province, Syria,... MORE

Anton Barbashin is a political analyst, managing editor and member of the editorial board at Intersection Project. He is also an analyst at the Center... MORE

Jack Barclay is an independent consultant on the use of strategic communication to counter violent extremism. He is based in the United Kingdom, where he... MORE

Manhal Bareesh is a Syrian journalist and researcher within the framework of the Wartime and Post-Conflict in Syria project, part of the Middle East Directions... MORE

Ridvan Bari Urcosta is a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations at Warsaw University, where he specializes in Russian Foreign Policy and particularly... MORE

Alex Barker is a Research Intern at the Center for Chinese Military Studies at National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies and holds an... MORE

Yuri Barmin is an expert at the Russian International Affairs Council, covering the Middle East and North Africa, Moscow's policy towards the region, as well... MORE

Nathaniel Barr is a threat analyst at Valens Global.

Clark Edward Barrett researches Chinese economic and technology policy and competitiveness issues. Dr. Barrett holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge,... MORE

Lieutenant Colonel Charles K. Bartles is an Army Reservist assigned to United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). He has deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and has... MORE

Iftekharul Bashar is an Associate Research Fellow at the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological... MORE

Abdul Basit is a research fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research focuses on jihadist militancy... MORE

Migeddorj Batchimeg is a senior researcher at the Institute for Strategic Studies of Mongolia. She now serves as the National Security Advisor to the President... MORE

Sharon Bean has 25 years of experience building institutional capacity in a variety of settings, including civil-military, post conflict, stabilization, governance, and anti-corruption projects. Recently,... MORE

Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga is a Senior Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation and a former editor of China Brief.

Joseph Bebel is the Editor of Eurasia Daily Monitor at The Jamestown Foundation. Mr. Bebel earned a BA in European Studies from Brigham Young University... MORE

Dr. Jeffrey Becker is an analyst in the CNA China Studies Division. Dr. Becker’s published books and monographs include From Peasants to Protesters: Social Ties,... MORE

Burak Bekdil is an Ankara-based freelance journalist. He writes a column for the Turkish Daily News and covers defense and security for the U.S. weekly... MORE

Nurbek Bekmurzaev is an independent researcher and freelance journalist based in Bishkek. He has a graduate degree in International and European Security from the University... MORE

Dr. Belokrenitsky is chair of the Near and Middle East Department, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, and Professor, Institute of International... MORE

Alex Benetos is a contributor to The China Guys newsletter.

Ryan C. Berg is a research fellow in Latin America Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Ilan Berman is Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council, in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia,... MORE

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Benedetta Berti is the Earhart Doctoral fellow at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, where she is specializing in international security studies and Middle Eastern studies.... MORE

Alec Bertina is a non-traditional security actors researcher with a focus on Russian PMCs and paramilitary groups. He is an all source analyst for Grey Dynamics... MORE

Aliy Berzegov is a freelance writer based in New York.

Baktybek Beshimov is a former Member of Parliament and Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to India, Visiting Scholar at the Center for International Studies, MIT.

Prior to co-founding and working as the Managing Director of DC-based People Demand Change, Nidal Betare has held numerous positions working with civil society and... MORE

Aman Bezreh is an intelligence analyst based in London. She is particularly focused on covering and analyzing jihadi groups activities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Aman has... MORE

Dr. Sanchita Bhattacharya is a Research Fellow at the New Delhi-based Institute for Conflict Management. She works on terrorism and socio-political issues of Pakistan. She... MORE

Jack Bianchi is a Senior Analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and focuses on security strategy and defense issues in the Asia-Pacific... MORE

Mykola Bielieskov is a senior analyst in the analytical department of the Ukrainian charitable foundation, Come Back Alive. His research and writing focus primarily on... MORE

Savannah Billman is a graduate of the Yenching Academy of Peking University. She is a Content Manager at China Admissions. She has written for The World... MORE

Ed Bithell is a former UK civil servant and diplomat, now writing on trade and industrial policy in Brussels. His most recent role before leaving... MORE

Richard A. Bitzinger is Senior Fellow with the Military Transformations Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. Formerly with... MORE

Andrew Black is an analyst specializing in terrorism and political violence in Africa.

Madeleine Blackman is a recent graduate of Georgetown University, and an intern at Valens Global.

Prior to working as Moscow-based independent researcher and journalist, Dr. Sergei Blagov was a newswire reporter. He spent nearly seven years reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam,... MORE

Dr. Stephen Blank is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Previously, he worked as a professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of... MORE

Dennis J. Blasko, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired), is a former U.S. army attaché to Beijing and Hong Kong and author of The Chinese Army... MORE

Ludo Block is a former Dutch senior police officer and served as the Dutch police liaison officer for Russia and surrounding countries between 1999 and... MORE

Dan Blumenthal is a resident fellow in Asian studies at the American Enterprise Institute and vice chairman of the U.S.-China Security and Economic Review Commission.... MORE

Vladimir Bobrovnikov is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Oriental Studies (Moscow) and teaches anthropology and Arabic in the Russian State University of... MORE

Alessandra Bocchi is a freelance journalist based in Italy, focusing on conflict and politics in Libya and Tunisia.

Dr. Siarhei Bohdan is an associate analyst at the Ostrogorski Centre. He defended his doctoral thesis in Political Science at the Freie Universität Berlin in... MORE

Dmitry Bolkunets is engaged in analytical and political activities as a co-organizer of the Belarus Democratic Forum. He has extensive experience in PR and event... MORE

Boris Bondarev is a former Russian diplomat who recently resigned from his position in opposition to Russia's war against Ukraine. Mr. Bondarev was born in Moscow... MORE

Jeb Boone is a freelance writer and journalist and former managing editor of the Yemen Times.

Federico Bordonaro is a senior analyst with the Power and Interest News Report, an analytical organization that utilizes open source intelligence to provide conflict analysis... MORE

Dr. Jakub Bornio is an assistant professor at the University of Wrocław and a senior analyst for the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin, Poland.... MORE

Anna Borshchevskaya is the Ira Weiner Fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on Russia's policy toward the Middle East.  In addition, she is a fellow... MORE

Nicholas Borst is a research associate and the China program manager at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. His research areas include China's financial system,... MORE

Anneli Botha is a senior researcher on terrorism at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Cape Town.

Dr. Uran Botobekov is an expert on Political Islam and is a regular contributor to Modern Diplomacy and The Diplomat. He received his PhD in... MORE

Pieter Bottelier is a senior adjunct professor at The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Prior to this, he served at the... MORE

Christopher Boucek is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Princeton University and a Lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School.

Juliana Bouchaud is a Research Analyst with Rhodium Group's China Corporate Advisory practice, contributing to Rhodium’s research on Chinese economic, technology, and foreign policy developments,... MORE

Anouar Boukhars is a specialist on politics of the Muslim world. Dr. Boukhars is an assistant professor and director of the Center for Defense and... MORE

Alexandra Bradford has an MA in Terrorism, Security and Society from Kings College London. Her main area of study focuses on homegrown Islamist extremism and... MORE

David H. Bradley is a foreign area officer in the United States Army and candidate for a Master of International Public Policy (MIPP) in China... MORE

Anne-Marie Brady is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. She is the Editor of The Polar Journal and,... MORE

Anne-Marie Brady is a Professor in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand, and a Global Fellow at... MORE

James Brandon is a political and security risk analyst. He was Director of Research at the Quilliam Foundation, a UK-based think-tank, from 2008-2011, and was... MORE

Sigmund Brandvold is a Norwegian graduate of the University of Groningen with a master’s in international security. He is an upcoming news and policy analyst... MORE

Birgit Brauer, Ph.D., is an Almaty-based analyst and journalist who writes for the The Economist and other publications on Central Asian affairs.

Ojars J. Braze is an independent economic researcher based in Riga, Latvia. He studied economics and business management at Latvian University. After this, he researched... MORE

Matt Brazil is a Senior Analyst at BluePath Labs and a Senior Fellow at The Jamestown Foundation. He pursued Chinese studies as an undergraduate at UC... MORE

Board Member Gen. Philip M. Breedlove (Ret.) is a proven strategic planner, motivational leader and talented communicator. He is a highly decorated retired general of the U.S.... MORE

Joseph Brennan is a Program Associate at The Jamestown Foundation.

James Briggs is an analyst based in Nigeria.

Marc Brody is an independent journalist who specializes in the Caucasus.

Jack Broome is a security analyst focusing on Southeast Asian and East Asian regional politics, with a specialisation in ethno-religious violence, intra-state conflict, anti-state activity... MORE

Colin focused his studies on Russia and Eurasia, gaining a Master of International Service from the School of International Service, American University and an MA... MORE

Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College, London. Prior to this he was the Professor... MORE

Michael C. Brown is a third year law student at Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and Deputy Executive Director of ICCSL.

Alexis Brown is a freelance writer based in mainland China. They have provided analysis for a range of global consultancies and research organizations on China's... MORE

Matthew Bruzzese is a senior Chinese language analyst for BluePath Labs.

Matthew Bryza just completed a 23-year career as a U.S. diplomat, over half of which was spent at the center of policy-making and international negotiations... MORE

Sara Brzuszkiewicz is Managing Editor of European Eye on Radicalization, PhD student at the University of Sacred Heart (Milan), and researcher at al-Mesbar Studies &... MORE

Girard Bucello is a Fall 2019 Europe-Eurasia Intern with The Jamestown Foundation. He holds a Master's degree in EU Politics with a specialization in the... MORE

Janusz Bugajski is a Senior Fellow at The Jamestown Foundation in Washington, DC. He hosted several long-running television shows broadcast in the Balkans; has authored... MORE

Maksym Bugriy is a political risk and investment consultant based in Ukraine.

Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari is Associate Research Fellow and Team Leader of South and Central Asia Desk at the International Centre for Political Violence... MORE

Anno Bunnik is a Ph.D. Fellow at Liverpool Hope University, the Centre for Applied Research in Security Innovation.

Dr. Oana Burcu is an Assistant Professor in Contemporary Chinese Studies and Fellow of the Asia Research Institute in the School of Politics and International... MORE

Tobias J. Burgers is a Doctoral Researcher at the Otto Suhr Institute, Free University Berlin, from which he holds a Master’s in Political Science. His... MORE

Taylor Butch is a contributing analyst to the Asia Pacific Desk at Wikistrat, a foreign affairs analyst with the consulting firm Duco, and a freelance... MORE

Kiran Butt is a Pakistan-based journalist who covers security and politics in the region. She is also the digital editor at The Khorasan Diary. She... MORE

Jean-Pierre Cabestan is a Senior Researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

Joe Cacese is a graduate of Michigan University, and specializes in Chinese foreign policy and trade through the Belt and Road Initiative.

Rusen Cakir is a senior correspondent for the Turkish daily Vatan and has contributed to various other media outlets, such as Milliyet and CNN-Turk.

Dr. John Calabrese teaches U.S. foreign policy at American University in Washington, DC. He also serves as a Scholar in Residence at the Middle East... MORE

Alex Calvo is a Professor of International Relations and International University in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain).

Alvin A. Camba is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, and a non-resident fellow at the Alberto Del Rosario... MORE

Dr. Alicia Campi has a Ph.D. in Mongolian Studies, was involved in the preliminary negotiations to establish bilateral relations in the 1980s, and served as... MORE

Sertaç Canalp Korkmaz is Ph.D. candidate with the Turkish National Police Academy and an analyst on failed states, Afghanistan and terrorism affairs.

Ömer Faruk Cantenar is currently enrolled in the International War Studies Program at the University of Potsdam. He retired from the Turkish Army in 2017. He commanded the... MORE

Leah (Kimmerly) Caprice is a Research Analyst at Defense Group Inc.’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis.

Alexandria Caputo is to obtain her Masters degree in International Security at Charles University in Prague.

Ludovico Carlino is a Middle East and North Africa analyst at IHS Country Risk specializing in jihadist movements across the region. His articles have been... MORE

Kevin Carrico is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Macquarie University and the author of The Great Han: Race, Nationalism, and Tradition in China Today.

Joseph Carrigan, a commander in the U.S. Navy, graduated with highest distinction from the U.S. Naval War College in June. He will assume command of... MORE

Mr. Carroll is a former officer in the Clandestine Service of the CIA and currently on the editorial board of the Middle East Intelligence Bulletin.

Eve Cary graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a Masters in Asian Studies, with a focus on China. Her research focuses on Chinese domestic... MORE

Michael Caster is a researcher, writer, and human rights advocate. He holds an MA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights, specializing in civil resistance and... MORE

Adam Cathcart is Lecturer in Chinese History at the University of Leeds (UK). He has presented policy papers on North Korea’s northern border regions to... MORE

Dr. Mitat Çelikpala is Professor of International Relations and the Dean of Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Kadir Has University, Istanbul. He... MORE

Dr. Peter Chalk is a former senior analyst with the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA and is now a full-time consultant based out of... MORE

Harold Chambers is a researcher on the Caucasus, focusing on nationalities and security issues. Mr. Chambers graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Russian... MORE

Alfred L. Chan is an associate professor of political science at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Kam Wing Chan is Professor of Geography at the University of Washington. He is the author of Cities with Invisible Walls: Reinterpreting Urbanization in Post-1949... MORE

Gordon G. Chang is the author of Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World. Follow him on Twitter @GordonGChang.

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Parris H. Chang, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University and President of Taiwan Institute for Political Economic and Strategic Studies.... MORE

I-wei Jennifer Chang is a Washington, DC-based writer and researcher on international relations and China.

Amy Chang is the Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Staff Director at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. Previously, she was the... MORE

Yu-Ping Chang graduated with a doctoral degree in Security Studies program from Kansas State University. Her research focuses on China’s foreign policy, the People’s Liberation... MORE

Brian C. Chao is Research Associate for East Asia in DGI and Researcher at the Asia-Pacific Desk for Wikistrat. Mr. Chao took his A.B. in... MORE

Michael S. Chase is a senior political scientist at RAND, a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, and an adjunct professor in the China... MORE

Matthew Chebatoris is a freelance analyst and 12-year veteran of the U.S. intelligence community.

Dr. Beka Chedia is a political scientist from Tbilisi, Georgia. He is currently a professor of political science and a Tbilisi-based Country Expert (Georgia) for... MORE

Oksana Chelysheva is the deputy executive manager of the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society.

Zhenzhen Chen is a researcher with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Study.

York W. Chen, Ph.D., received his graduate degree from Lancaster University, United Kingdom. He was one of the Senior Advisors of Taiwan’s National Security Council... MORE

David D. Chen is a Senior Analyst at BluePath Labs, a government services consulting firm. The views expressed here are his own. Mr. Chen has over... MORE

Emily S. Chen is a Silas Palmer Fellow with the Hoover Institution, a Young Leader with the Pacific Forum CSIS, and a Non-Resident Fellow with... MORE

John Chen is a research intern at the National Defense University. The author would like to thank Dr. Phillip C. Saunders, Dr. Joel Wuthnow, David... MORE

Julie Yu-Wen Chen is Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Helsinki in Finland, Hosting Professor of Asian Studies at Palacký University in Czech... MORE

Elizabeth Chen is the former editor of the Jamestown Foundation's China Brief. Previously, she worked for a number of organizations in the U.S.-China policy space,... MORE

Dr. James Yifan Chen is an assistant professor at the Department of Diplomacy and International Relations, Tamkang University in Taiwan. He teaches courses at the... MORE

Yu-cheng Chen is an associate professor at the Graduate Institute of China Military Affairs Studies, Fu Hsing Kang (FHK) College, National Defense University (Taiwan). He... MORE

Yinghong Cheng, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history at Delaware State University. Cheng has studied at the Chinese Academy of Social Science and received... MORE

Joseph Yu-shek Cheng is a retired Professor of Political Science and the Coordinator of the Contemporary China Research Project, City University of Hong Kong. He... MORE

Tai Ming Cheung is a research fellow at the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California, San Diego.

Sunny Cheung is an associate fellow for China Studies and deputy editor of China Brief at The Jamestown Foundation. He is also an International Strategic... MORE

Yee Wah Chin is Senior Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC. Ms. Chin served on the... MORE

Ambassador Victor Chin (秦日新) is the Kuomintang Representative to the United States, and the former Representative to Fiji.

Mr. Frank Ching is a Hong Kong based journalist and commentator.

Elena Chinyaeva holds a doctorate in modern history from Oxford University and is a writer for Kommersant-Vlast, a leading Russian political weekly.

Fuad Chiragov is a researcher based in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nicholas Chkhaidze is a research fellow at the Topchubashov Center, a Baku-based think tank. He focuses on Russia, Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Russian private... MORE

Zaindi Choltaev, a Chechen political analyst, served in the 1990s as deputy foreign minister and Chairman of the Administration in the Provisional State Council of... MORE

Jaewoo Choo is professor of Chinese foreign policy in the Department of Chinese Studies at Kyung Hee University, Korea. He was a Visiting Fellow at... MORE

Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy, PhD, is a Geographer and Research Fellow at CNRS (France). He specializes in the geopolitics of illicit drugs with a particular focus on... MORE

Mark A. Christopher is Senior Director at the Arkin Group and is the author of Water Wars, which describes issues with regard to the Brahmaputra... MORE

Chu Shulong, Ph.D., is currently a professor in political science and international relations at the School of Public Policy and Management, and deputy director, Institute... MORE

Andrew Chubb is a PhD student at the University of Western Australia, researching the relationship between Chinese nationalism, public opinion and policy on maritime disputes... MORE

Abdou Cisse is a Senegalese journalist now focusing on jihadism in Senegal and West Africa.

Horia Ciurtin is Associate Expert for New Strategy Center (Bucharest, Romania), Research Fellow for the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (Brussels, Belgium), as... MORE

Dr. Michael Clarke is Associate Professor at the National Security College, Australian National University. He is the author of Xinjiang and China’s Rise in Central... MORE

Dr. Marcus Clay is an analyst with the U.S. Air Force’s China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI). Any views expressed are those of the author, and... MORE

Morgan Clemens is a Research Associate at DGI, where his work focuses on the Chinese armed forces and defense industry. He has studied in China... MORE

Robert Cobb is an expert on Russia and the post-Soviet space.

David Cohen was the editor of China Brief in 2013–2014. Before coming to the Jamestown Foundation, he worked as a freelancer in Beijing and the... MORE

Dr. Bernard D. Cole is Professor of International History at the National War College in Washington, D.C., where he concentrates on Pacific strategy, Sino-American relations,... MORE

J. Michael Cole is a Taipei-based Senior Non-Resident Fellow with the China Policy Institute at University of Nottingham, and an Associate Researcher at the French... MORE

Antonia Colibasanu is a senior geopolitical analyst at Geopolitical Futures. She also lectures on geopolitics, geo-economics and economic diplomacy at the National University of Political... MORE

Gabe Collins is the co-founder of China SignPost™ (www.chinasignpost.com), a website that provides original research and policy advice to policymakers, the business community, and other... MORE

Luke Colton is an independent defense consultant.

William Combes is a retired US Navy officer who currently works at the Baltic Defense College, in Tartu, Estonia.

Alden Wahlstrom is a Program Associate for Jamestown's Global Terrorism Analysis program and assists with editing the Terrorism Monitor and Militant Leadership Monitor publications. He... MORE

Ian Conway manages Helios Global, Inc., an international security consultancy based in the Washington, DC area.

Sarah Cook is an Asia Research Analyst at Freedom House and co-editor of the English translation of Gao Zhisheng’s memoir, A China More Just.

Merritt T. (‘Terry’) Cooke, Ph.D., is the principal of www.terrycooke.com, a professional speaking and corporate seminar/scenario enterprise. He is also Founder and Chairman of GC3... MORE

After reporting from UN headquarters in New York during the Arab Spring, Casey moved to Yemen to cover the country’s post-conflict reconstruction process. Casey’s first... MORE

John F. Copper is the Stanley J. Buckman Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

John F. Corbett, Jr., an Analytic Director with CENTRA Technology, Inc. since 2001, specializes in China, Taiwan, and Asian military and security issues. He is... MORE

Gordon Corera is the BBC's Security Correspondent

Dr. Svante E. Cornell is Research Director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University-SAIS.

Nick Corvino is a Yenching Scholar at Peking University, focusing his research on the philosophical implications of transformative emerging technologies. He previously researched AI governance... MORE

Steven Costello is a freelance writer who has worked in various developing countries, including South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. He holds an MSc in... MORE

John Costello is a Senior Analyst for Cyber and East Asia at Flashpoint. He is a Cybersecurity Fellow for New America and former Congressional Innovation... MORE

Johanna Cox is a Research Associate at the Defense Group Inc.’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis.

Dan G. Cox is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the United States Army School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Josie Coyle is an honors undergraduate researcher at Western Kentucky University, with majors in International Affairs and Chinese.

Jeffrey Cozzens is Head of Areté Associates’ Terrorism Studies and Analysis Program, a research-based arm of Areté’s National Security Studies and Analysis Program, and is... MORE

Dario Cristiani is a Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS) in Washington D.C., working on Italian foreign policy, Mediterranean... MORE

Matthew Czekaj is Managing Editor at the Middle East Institute, in Washington, DC. Until July 2022, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia... MORE

Matthew J. Dagher-Margosian is a freelance China analyst and Senior Researcher for Liminal Labs. He's worked or collaborated with Trivium China, China Labour Bulletin, The... MORE

J. Michael Dahm is the Senior Resident Fellow for Aerospace and China Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and a Lecturer in International... MORE

Andi Dahmer, a 2018 Harry S. Truman Scholar, recently graduated from Western Kentucky University. Her primary research focuses on the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan as... MORE

Joseph Dai was a technology and corporate risk investigations consultant. He is a frequent contributor to China Brief.

Dr. John C. K. Daly is a Eurasian foreign affairs and defense policy expert for The Jamestown Foundation and a non-resident fellow at the Central... MORE

Sara Daly is an international policy analyst at RAND. Her research focuses primarily on international terrorism, insurgency, emerging threats, nuclear terrorism, and intelligence issues.

Emil Danielyan is a journalist and political analyst based in Armenia's capital Yerevan. He works for the Yerevan bureau of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)... MORE

Rup Narayan Das is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi, India.

Rueben Dass is a Research Analyst with the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang... MORE

Angeli Datt is a senior research analyst for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at Freedom House.

Jeremy Daum is a Senior Fellow of the Yale Law School Paul Tsai China Center.

Victor Davidoff is a Soviet dissident and human rights activist. He worked as the editor-in-chief of the Globus news agency (1993-2005) and was the publisher... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 4 (ret) Thomas S. Davidson II was a Senior Military Intelligence Analyst at the Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) of the U.S.... MORE

Anna J. Davidson is a PhD researcher of Russian and East European Studies at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, focusing on Russian strategic civil energy... MORE

Elizaabeth Van Wie Davis is a Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) with a focus on Chinese domestic, foreign, and defense policies.... MORE

Michael C. Davis is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, DC, an affiliate research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asia... MORE

Elena Davlikanova is a Democracy Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). She is an experienced researcher and, in 2022, co-authored ‘The Work of... MORE

Erik Davtyan holds a Bachelor's degree in international relations from Yerevan State University. His areas of interest include the foreign policies of Armenia, Georgia and... MORE

Abigail Dawson is an M.A. candidate at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, M.A. in Asian Studies program. Her research focus is Taiwanese history... MORE

Mauro De Lorenzo is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He conducted research in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and DR Congo for a number... MORE

Willem de Vogel was born in The Netherlands and was schooled there and in Wales. He graduated with a Licence es Sciences Politiques from the... MORE

Thomas de Zoete is a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam’s Ad de Jonge Centre for Intelligence & Security Studies.

Andrew P. Dean recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences with an M.A. in International Security Studies. He has expertise... MORE

Suyash Desai is an Associate Fellow, China Studies Programme, The Takshashila Institution, India. He studies China’s defence and foreign policies and also writes a weekly... MORE

Jamie Dettmer is an expert on North Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. He writes for Newsweek/Daily Beast, Voice of America and Maclean's. He... MORE

Andrew Devereux is an Associate Analyst in Counter-Terrorism at Healix International and HX Global, focusing on terrorist incidents, actors and the wider MENA region. He... MORE

Chuck DeVore is the co-author of "China Attacks" and was vice president of Research for SM&A Inc. in Newport Beach, California.

Ms. Fatoumata Diallo is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) in Stockholm, Sweden. She holds degrees in International Conflict... MORE

Dr. Gulshan Dietl was formerly a Professor with the Center for West Asian and African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Dr. Arthur S. Ding is a Professor Emeritus at National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Taiwan. He now teaches part time at both the NCCU and... MORE

Emile Dirks is an independent researcher based in Toronto, Canada whose work focuses on extrajudicial detention and government surveillance in the People's Republic of China.

Halla Diyab is an award winning screen-writer, producer, broadcaster and published author. She holds a Ph.D. in English and American Studies from the University of... MORE

Donald Jensen is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and Senior Fellow with the... MORE

Han Dongfang is the founder and director of China Labour Bulletin, a non-governmental organization based in Hong Kong that seeks to promote workers rights in... MORE

Genevieve Donnellon-May is a geopolitical and global strategy advisor interested in regional resource conflict and environmental governance in Asia. Currently, she is the Asia-Pacific analyst at... MORE

Marie Donovan is the Chief of Iran Analysis at Exovera’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis (CIRA). Her research focuses on the Iranian government and... MORE

Benjamin Dooley is an intern at CSIS.

Jim Doran was a senior professional staff member for Asian and Pacific Affairs on the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate.

Tenzin Dorjee is Senior Researcher and Strategist at Tibet Action Institute, the Stephanie G. Neuman Fellow in Comparative Defense Studies at the Saltzman Institute of... MORE

Munkh-Ochir Dorjjugder is an associate senior researcher at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Mongolia’s National Security Council.

John Dotson is the deputy director of the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington, DC. Previously, he was the editor of the Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief.... MORE

Dr. Aslan Doukaev is an expert on the North Caucasus.

Erica Downs in a fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.

Jerome Doyon is a PhD candidate in political science at SciencesPo/CERI (Paris) and Columbia University (New York). His research focuses on Chinese Communist Party cadres’... MORE

Darcie Draudt is a Ph.D. student in political science at Johns Hopkins University and non-resident James A. Kelly fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS. She previously... MORE

June Teufel Dreyer is a professor of political science at the University of Miami and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. She... MORE

Jessica Drun is a recent graduate of the Master’s in Asian Studies program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and has previously spent time... MORE

Xiaolin Duan received his Ph.D in Public Policy from National University of Singapore, and now works as Assistant Professor in International Relations at King Fahd... MORE

Dr. Mathieu Duchâtel joined the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) China and Global Security Project in July 2011 as a Senior Researcher and Head... MORE

Berikbol Dukeyev, a native of Kazakhstan, completed his Ph.D. in politics and international relations from the Australian National University (ANU) in 2022. His research interest... MORE

Haian Dukhan is a Carnegie Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Central European University's Centre for Religious Studies. He is the author of “State and Tribes... MORE

Devi Dumbadze studied philosophy, sociology, and media in Tbilisi and Bochum. He has published articles on social philosophy, political economy, media theory, and aesthetics. His... MORE

John B. Dunlop is a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He is an expert on Russia's two wars in Chechnya, nationalism in the... MORE

Mei Duzhe is a PRC Chinese scientist now teaching at a leading Western university.

Nicholas Dynon is an academic and former diplomat specializing in Chinese media and soft power. A doctoral candidate at Macquarie University, Sydney, his research has... MORE

Valery Dzutsati received his doctoral degree in political science at Arizona State University in 2017. Valery is a native of North Ossetia. He holds a... MORE

Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, is a Professorial Lecturer at The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs in the Security Policy Studies MA Program.... MORE

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Nicholas Eberstadt holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he researches and writes extensively on demographics and... MORE

Madelynn Einhorn is a recent alumna from Western Kentucky University, where she majored in Political Science and Economics.

Yaron Eisenberg is an associate with the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, specializing in terrorism, nuclear proliferation and defense policy issues. He was formerly with... MORE

Joshua Eisenman is the co-editor of “China and the Developing World: Beijing’s Strategy for the 21st Century,” and author of the book’s chapter on China's... MORE

Niklas Eklund is a senior lecturer (associate professor) at the Department of Political Science, Umeå University.

Adel El-Adawy is a Ph.D. candidate at King’s College London War Studies Department.

Dr. Tuba Eldem is a post-doctoral fellow at the Research College of the Transformative Power of Europe, Freie Universität, Berlin. She holds a Ph.D in... MORE

Jörgen Elfving is a former Swedish army officer and an expert in military issues related to the Soviet Union and Russia. Since retiring from the... MORE

Dr. Evan Ellis is an analyst of Latin American economic, political and security issues, with a research focus on Latin America’s relationships with China and... MORE

Dr. Evan Ellis is a research professor of Latin American Studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, with a focus on the... MORE

Nancy Ellison is a celebrated photojournalist and portrait photographer. Her portrait subjects have ranged from world leaders to icons of popular culture. Besides celebrity portraiture,... MORE

J.H. Elswood is a Scottish security and intelligence analyst based in London. After obtaining his Masters degree in Global Security and completing a course on... MORE

Jeffrey Engstrom is with the Arlington, Va., office of the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.

Izzet Enunlu is a Turkish expert with a PhD in biology. He is also a journalist and has written for multiple outlets on demographics in the... MORE

Dr. Andrew S. Erickson is Professor of Strategy in, and a core founding member of, the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute. He... MORE

Daniel P. Erikson is Senior Associate for U.S. policy at the Inter-American Dialogue, where he manages a program on China-Latin American relations.

Bilun Erim is a research analyst at Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

Cameron Evers is a Senior Intelligence Analyst for a global risk firm where he advises a Fortune 500 financial company on geopolitical risk. He has... MORE

Andrew Exum is a Soref fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on contemporary Middle Eastern insurgencies and counter-insurgency strategies. Mr. Exum served in the U.S.... MORE

Riccardo Fabiani is a political analyst on North African affairs for Exclusive Analysis and has previously published for the Power and Interest News Report (PINR)... MORE

Christine Fair is the coordinator for South Asia research programs at the United States Institute for Peace (USIP)

Theresa Fallon is a Senior Associate with the European Institute of Asian Studies and is based in Brussels.

Li Fan is a Research Fellow at the World and China Institute, a private think tank, in Beijing.

Yun Fan (范雲) is a legislator in the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan and serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative... MORE

Ali Farassati obtained his Ph.D. in geopolitics from the University of Paris in France, and is a former professor of political science at Azad Islamic... MORE

Farhad Mammadov is a Director at the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Kim Fassler is an analyst with the Department of Defense. The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the... MORE

Péter Fazekas is a political analyst based in Budapest, Hungary.

Syed Fazl-e-Haider is a contributing analyst at the South Asia desk of Wikistrat. He is a freelance columnist and the author of several books including... MORE

Ryan Fedasiuk is a Research Analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). His work focuses on military applications of emerging technologies,... MORE

Igor Fedyk is an Analyst at The Center for Army Conversion and Disarmament Studies, in Kyiv.

John Fei is an independent consultant on China and Asian affairs. He has worked at Morningstar, managed the Asia Security Initiative at the John D.... MORE

Harvey Feldman, former Alternate U.S. Representative to the United Nations, was a Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation's Asia Studies Center.

Dr. Pavel E. Felgenhauer is a Moscow-based defense analyst and columnist for Novaya Gazeta. He served as senior research officer in the Soviet Academy of... MORE

Jonathan Fenby is a co-founder of Trusted Sources and Managing Director of its China Team. Mr. Fenby previously was editor of the South China Morning... MORE

Zhu Feng is currently the visiting fellow at the Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. Professor Zhu... MORE

Ashley Feng is a research assistant in the energy, economics, and security program at the Center for a New American Security. She can be found... MORE

David Hau Feng is a graduate of Tamkang University with bachelor of arts in English. He had taken dozens of courses at Department of Diplomacy... MORE

Matt Ferchen is a resident scholar at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, where he runs the China and the Developing World program. He is... MORE

Joseph Ferguson is a consultant for LMI in McLean, VA and an affiliate professor of international relations at the University of Washington.

Victor A. Ferguson is a PhD Candidate in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University. He researches issues at the... MORE

Arnold Figueira is an expert specializing in political violence and terrorism.

Dr. William Figueroa is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Middle East Center at University of Pennsylvania, where he recently also received his PhD in History.... MORE

Susan Finder has been observing the Supreme People’s Court for over 20 years. She is an Adjunct Professor with the Faculty of Law of the... MORE

Iftikhar Firdous is a former editor and freelance journalist covering terrorism and militancy in South Asia. He is on Twitter at the address: @IftikharFirdous

Richard D. Fisher, Jr. was a senior fellow with the Jamestown Foundation and was the managing editor of China Brief.

Mr. Benedict F. FitzGerald is an independent political-military consultant with nearly forty years of experience dealing with Middle Eastern, South Asian and Central Asian affairs.... MORE

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Derek Henry Flood is an independent author and journalist who blogs at the-war-diaries.com.

Koji Flynn-Do is a Research Associate with People Demand Change, a civil society support and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) firm specializing in Syria.

Payam Foroughi is an expert on Central Asia.

Dr. Ian Forsyth (ianforsyth91@gmail.com), a former U.S. Defense Department analyst on East Asia, works for a strategy and technology consulting firm in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr.... MORE

John Foulkes is a Program Associate for Jamestown’s Global Terrorism Analysis program. He is the assistant editor of Terrorism Monitor, and managing editor of Militant Leadership... MORE

 

M. Taylor Fravel is Associate Professor of Political Science and member of the Security Studies Program at MIT. He is currently writing a book entitled... MORE

Duncan Freeman is a writer and consultant based in Brussels specializing in EU-China relations.

Dr. Guy Fricano lectures at the University of Chicago, Elmhurst College, and the University of St Francis, and is a Masters candidate at the University... MORE

Matthew Fricker is a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and co-author of a paper with Avery Plaw entitled “Sudden Justice? Evaluating the U.S.... MORE

Daniel Fu is a Research Associate at Harvard Business School where he studies Chinese businesses, US-China relations, and companies caught between the US-China geopolitical crossfire.

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Matthew Fulco is a journalist and geopolitical analyst who worked in Taipei from 2014-2022 and Shanghai from 2009-2014, and is now based in the United... MORE

Matthew P. Funaiole is a senior fellow for data analysis with the iDeas Lab and a senior fellow with the China Power Project at CSIS.

Orhan Gafarli holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Ankara University and specializes in Russian-Turkish relation and the wider Eurasian region. A former doctoral fellow... MORE

Gary C. Gambill, a political analyst for Freedom House and adjunct professor at College of Mount Saint Vincent, has published widely on Lebanese and Syrian... MORE

Jie Gao is a research associate at the Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society, where she focuses on China’s foreign policy and national... MORE

Cristina Garafola is a Research Assistant-China Specialist at the RAND Corporation. She holds an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and... MORE

Alicia García-Herrero is a Senior Research Fellow at Bruegel and Adjunct Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is also Chief Economist... MORE

Azad Garibov is an independent analyst on the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Caspian affairs.

Daniele Garofalo is a researcher and analyst of jihadist terrorism. He is also involved in the study, research and analysis of jihadist organizations’ propaganda by... MORE

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an adjunct assistant professor in Georgetown University’s security studies program.

John Garver is Professor of International Relations at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dr. Vusal Gasimli is Executive Director of the Center of Analyses of Economic Reforms and Communication. Previously, he served as the chief of the Department... MORE

Oleksandr Gavrylyuk is a journalist and Ukrainian expert based in Kyiv who has covered the region for 15 years.

Dr Sam Geall is research fellow at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at University of Sussex and executive editor of chinadialogue.net. His research focuses on... MORE

Khalil Gebara is a Lebanese researcher and holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Politics from the University of Exeter (UK)

Khwaja Geedar Khan lives in Peshawar and works for various Western humanitarian aid organizations.

Christelle Genoud is Research Associate at King's College London, where she works on the project Academic freedom, globalised scholarship and the rise of authoritarian China.... MORE

Dr. Dainius Genys works at the Andrei Sakharov Research Center for Democratic Development, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas.

Debalina Ghoshal is a non-resident fellow with the Council on International Policy in Canada.

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Dr. Bates Gill holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A specialist in East Asian foreign policy... MORE

Dr. Bates Gill is Professor of Asia-Pacific Security Studies at Macquarie University.  He has had a 30-year career as scholar, policy advisor, and institution-builder with... MORE

Bruce Gilley (Ph.D. 2008, Princeton University) is an Associate Professor of Political Science. His research centers on democracy, legitimacy, and global politics, and he is... MORE

Brenda Mugeci Githing'u is an independent research consultant and counter-terrorism analyst focused on African terrorist organizations. She holds two bachelor’s degrees majoring in International Relations from... MORE

Dr. Antonio Giustozzi is a Research Fellow at the Crisis States Research Centre at the London School of Economics. He is the author of several... MORE

John Wagner Givens is a Scholar in Residence at the University of Louisville’s Center for Asian Democracy.

Akram Gizabi is a freelance writer based in the United States who specializes in Afghan political and military affairs.

Bonnie Glaser is a senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Gregory Gleason is visiting professor in residence at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs academy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.... MORE

Joshua Gleis is a Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and a PhD Candidate at the Fletcher... MORE

Lieutenant Colonel Glen Grant served 37 years in the British Army in a wide variety of postings and jobs. He was the first advisor to... MORE

Steven Glinert is a China analyst at DGI. He graduated from George Washington University with a degree in International Relations in 2010 and has written... MORE

Paul Goble is a longtime specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia. Most recently, he was director of research and publications at the Azerbaijan... MORE

Justin Godby is an analyst with the Department of Defense. The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the... MORE

Dr. Paul H.B. Godwin retired as professor of international affairs at the National War College in the summer of 1998, where his teaching and research... MORE

Zack Gold is an Adjunct Fellow at the American Security Project and a Middle East analyst focusing on U.S.-Egyptian relations and security in the Sinai... MORE

Justin Goldman is a 2013 United States-Indonesia Society Summer Studies Fellow at Gadjah Mada University and a Non-Resident Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellow with Pacific Forum... MORE

Lyle Goldstein is an Associate Professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI. His most recent... MORE

Aleksandr Golts was born in 1955. In 1978, he received an M.A. in journalism from the Department of Journalism at the Moscow State Lomonosov University.... MORE

Sebastian Gorka is Adjunct Professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Program on Terrorism and Security Studies and Executive Director of... MORE

Abigail C. Grace is a Research Associate with the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. She recently served as a... MORE

Antonio Graceffo, PhD is an economic researcher and China analyst based out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Audra K. Grant, PhD, is a political scientist at RAND. Her research focuses on the Middle East, and issues related to the development of political... MORE

Dr. Tom Grant is an international law and international relations specialist.

Stephen Green is Head of the Asia Program at Chatham House, London.

Catherine Green studied Russian and Post-Soviet Studies and History at William & Mary, graduating in 2020. While there, she researched collective and institutional memory in... MORE

Sergei Gretsky is the Chair of Central Asia Area Studies at the Foreign Service Institute of the US Department of State.

Dr. Alexandra Grey is a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Law Faculty at the University of Technology Sydney. She is the author of Language... MORE

Christopher Griffin is a research fellow in Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He can be reached at cgriffin@aei.org.

Rasheed Griffith is a Senior Fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue and Host of the ‘China in the Americas’ Podcast. His research focuses on China’s financial... MORE

Armen Grigoryan is co-founder and vice president of the Yerevan-based Center for Policy Studies, and a member of the advisory board of the project "Resilience... MORE

Mark A. Groombridge is a former research fellow with the Cato Institute’s Center for Trade Policy Studies. In addition to broader international trade topics, Groombridge’s... MORE

Gerry Groot is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Head of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He has... MORE

Pat Gross is chairman of The Lovell Group, a business and technology advisory and investment firm he formed after stepping down as chairman of the... MORE

Dr. Peter Gross is a professor and former director of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). He is... MORE

Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. He formerly served at the Defense Intelligence Agency as the daily intelligence... MORE

Madeleine Gruen is an intelligence analyst and a candidate for a master's degree from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Pan Guang is the Director and Professor of Shanghai Center for International Studies and Institute of Eurasian Studies at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Director... MORE

Nat Guillou is a political risk analyst specializing in the Middle East and South Asia with Stirling Assynt.

Olivier Guitta is a foreign affairs and counter-terrorism consultant in Washington DC and the founder of the newsletter The Croissant, located at https://www.thecroissant.com.

Dr. Ibragim Gukemukh received his PhD in History from Kabardino-Balkarian University, and served as head of the Department of Pre-Revolutionary History in the National Museum... MORE

Zana K. Gulmohamad is a PhD Candidate in Politics at the University of Sheffield where he is researching Iraq’s politics, security and foreign relations.

Kristen Gunness is a China advisor for the Department of the Navy. She has extensive experience studying, living, and working in China, and has written... MORE

Michael M. Gunter is a professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee and teaches during the summer at the International University... MORE

Olaf Günther is senior researcher at Palacký University in Czech Republic.

Ilgar Gurbanov is a Baku-based independent analyst on energy security issues.

has covered developments in the former Soviet Union for more than a decade and also carried out journalistic assignments in other parts of the world,... MORE

Anna Gussarova is the Director of the Central Asia Institute for Strategic Studies and currently a Visiting Fellow at the Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington... MORE

Ms. Haahr is a foreign affairs and counter-terrorism consultant in Washington, D.C.

Samir Hajizada is communications manager at Topchubashov Center. He studied international relations at Baku Slavic University. His research expertise focuses on geopolitical developments and security... MORE

Martin Hála is a Sinologist with Charles University in Prague, and the founder and director of Sinopsis.cz, a project that provides analysis of China-related topics... MORE

Clive Hamilton is professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra and author of Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia.

Keith Hand is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Prior to joining the UC Hastings faculty,... MORE

Brian Harding is a research associate in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, he was a Fulbright... MORE

Ambassador Paul Hare is the executive director of the U.S.-Angola Chamber of Commerce. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Zambia from 1985 to 1988... MORE

Brian Hart is an associate fellow with the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).  

Daniel M. Hartnett is a research scientist with CNA’s China Studies Division. He is a former soldier in the U.S. Army, and is currently finishing... MORE

Energy expert Shabnam Hasanova is a PhD candidate at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a lecturer... MORE

Professor Ahmed S. Hashim is a leading authority on Middle Eastern, Central and South Asian security issues. A member of the United States Naval War... MORE

Umida Hashimova is an independent scholar based in Washington, D.C. She is a native of Uzbekistan, where she used to work for the United Nations... MORE

Muhammad Haniff Hassan is Associate Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) where he specializes in counter-ideology.... MORE

Ali Hatajuqua is an expert on the Caucasus.

Neil Hauer is Lead Analyst at the SecDev Group in Ottawa, Canada, where he focuses on Syria, Russia and the Caucasus.

Zoe Haver (@zoehaver) is a Party Watch Initiative Fellow at the Center for Advanced China Research. 

Major General (ret.) Volodymyr Havrylov was appointed Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense in the course of Russian aggression at the beginning of 2022. Previously, he... MORE

Sinan Hawat is a London-based researcher specialising in complex emergencies and humanitarian aid. He has an M.Sc. in Development Management from the London School of... MORE

William R. Hawkins is Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the U.S. Business and Industry Council.

General Michael V. Hayden (USAF Ret.) served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2006 to 2009 and was responsible for overseeing the collection... MORE

James Haynes is an independent research consultant for the New Yorker and an alumnus of Princeton University. He is also the founder and editor of... MORE

Harry He is an MA Candidate in Asian Studies at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. His research interests include China’s local governance issues,... MORE

Mr. Timothy R. Heath serves as a Senior International Defense Research Analyst with the RAND Corporation. He previously served as a senior analyst on China... MORE

Chris Heffelfinger is an independent researcher affiliated with the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. He is also the editor of... MORE

Justin Hempson-Jones is a freelance analyst. He recently completed an MPhil in International Relations at the University of Oxford.

Nicholas A. Heras is the Middle East Security Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

Professor Jeffery Herbst is Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Miami University, in Ohio, and a co-author of "The Future of Africa:... MORE

April A. Herlevi examines China’s political economy and foreign economic policy using multi-method approaches to educate and inform policymakers and scholars. Dr. Herlevi earned her... MORE

Hannah Hindel is a research intern in the China Power Project at CSIS and a second-year master’s student in the Asian Studies program at Georgetown’s... MORE

Ho is a researcher who has published articles on geopolitics and technology, and also focuses on emerging technology, AI governance, digital rights, and political communication.

Marco Ho Cheng-hui (何澄輝) is the Co-founder and Chief Advisor of Kuma (Black Bear) Academy, and the Deputy Secretary General of Taiwan Security Association. 

Professor Bruce Hoffman has been studying terrorism and insurgency for over four decades. He is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign... MORE

Dr. Samantha Hoffman is Managing Director of ANS Analytics LLC, an open-source intelligence company that combines deep subject matter expertise with data-driven solutions. Her work... MORE

Sense Hofstede is an expert in the Chinese party state, cross-Strait politics, and the international relations of the Indo-Pacific. He previously worked as a Lecturer... MORE

Tanner Holland is a Europe-Eurasia Intern at The Jamestown Foundation. His research focuses on Russia, Ukraine, and the broader post-Soviet space. He holds a Bachelor... MORE

Timothy Holman is a Ph.D. candidate at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.

James Holmes is an Associate Professor of Strategy at the Naval War College and co-author of Chinese Naval Strategy in the 21st Century: The Turn... MORE

Nikolai Holmov is a writer and analyst based in Odesa, Ukraine. He runs the blog odessablog.wordpress.com.

Andrew Holt is a Southeast Asia analyst based in Los Angeles.

Nong Hong is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the China Institute at the University of Alberta, and a Deputy Director of the Research Center for Oceans... MORE

Patrick Hoover is a Middle East Analyst at Navanti Group, a geopolitical risk firm specializing in hard-to-access areas, and current graduate student at Georgetown University’s... MORE

Joseph Hope holds an MSc from the University of Essex, where his dissertation focused on analyzing the Islamic State’s magazine, Dabiq, for signals that a... MORE

Arran Hope is the Editor of China Brief at The Jamestown Foundation. He was previously a reporter for The China Project, and holds degrees in Chinese... MORE

Alex Horobets is a PhD candidate at the Institute of History of Ukraine National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, within the Department of International Relations... MORE

Loro Horta is a graduate of the Peoples Liberation Army National Defense University senior officer’s course and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce Central School. He... MORE

Michael Horton is a fellow for Arabian Affairs at The Jamestown Foundation. Horton has completed in-depth field-based studies on a range of subjects and issues... MORE

Daniel Houpt is a recent graduate of the Georgetown University Security Studies Program, where he wrote his thesis on Chinese space policy. He previously interned... MORE

Glen E. Howard is the former President of The Jamestown Foundation. Mr. Howard oversaw the research and analysis activities of Jamestown for 20 years and... MORE

Russell Hsiao is the executive director of the Global Taiwan Institute, and is currently a visiting scholar the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Advanced Asian... MORE

Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Ph.D., is the Director of Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, and Professor of Sociology, National Taiwan University, in Taipei, Taiwan.

Sara Hsu is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Dr. Hsu specializes in Chinese economic development,... MORE

Philip W Hsu is a Technology Consultant at FTI Consulting and a graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He tweets @philipwhsu.

Hsu Chiao Hsin (徐巧芯) is a member of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Legislative Yuan (Taipei VII). She is the youngest female legislator in the... MORE

Chin Hsueh is a Master of Science in Foreign Service candidate at Georgetown University. He previously served as a policy analyst at the Kuomintang’s Department... MORE

Dr. Teh-wei Hu is Professor Emeritus of Health Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was born in China and received his PhD in... MORE

Jing Huang, Ph.D., is visiting professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore

Chin-Hao Huang is a Researcher with the Freeman Chair.

Eli Y. Huang is a Ph.D. Student at Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Cheng-Chih University. She is the special assistant of Dr. Chong-Pin... MORE

Jemimah Hudson is the Senior Analyst and Head of Former Soviet Union Reportingt at Falanx Assynt, based in London, focusing on the Former Soviet Union... MORE

Alla Hurska is an associate expert at the International Center for Policy Studies (Kyiv), and a research assistant at the University of Alberta. Hurska’s research... MORE

Cindy Hurst is an analyst with the U.S. Army’s Foreign Military Studies Office. She is the author of over two dozen major studies and articles,... MORE

Fuad Huseinzadeh is a Baku-based journalist.

Rusif Huseynov is the co-founder and director of Topchubashov Center, a Baku-based think tank. He obtained a bachelor’s degree from Baku State University and master’s... MORE

Dr. Vasif Huseynov is a senior fellow at the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and Adjunct Lecturer at Khazar University in Baku,... MORE

Frank Hyland served in the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency's Counter-Terrorist Center and the National Counter-Terrorism Center. He has been involved in counter-terrorism... MORE

Liu I-Chen is a Project Coordinator at Doublethink Lab (DTL). Before joining DTL, he worked as a congressional aide and policy analyst in Taiwan’s Legislative... MORE

David Iberi writes for the Jamestown Foundation's blog.

Aslan Idar is a freelance journalist based in Nalchik.

Masako Ikegami is Professor and Director of the Center for Pacific Asia Studies (CPAS) at Stockholm University. She holds Doctor of Sociology from University of... MORE

Alisher Ilkhamov is a Research Fellow at the University of London, SOAS.

Zafar Imran is an independent analyst based in Washington DC.

Michael A. Innes is a Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, and a regular contributor to Foreign... MORE

Dr. Vladislav Inozemtsev is Professor of Economics and a Senior Research Fellow with the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies, in Warsaw, Poland.

Grigory Ioffe was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, and graduated from Moscow State University where he majored in Human Geography. He emigrated to the... MORE

Muhammad Iqbal is a Ph.D. candidate at Monash University, researching violent extremism.

Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai is the author of The Troubled Triangle: US-Pakistan Relations under the Taliban’s Shadow (Routledge, 2021).

Sydney Irving is an independent journalist based in East Africa.

Den Isa is an expert on Krygystan.

David Isby is a Washington-based author and defense and foreign policy analyst.

Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel is a writer and analyst whose primary focus and expertise is on the Kurds, Iraq, Turkey and Middle Eastern current affairs. His... MORE

Noor Huda Ismail is a consultant on the impact of religion on political violence in Southeast Asia. Mr. Ismail has been doing extensive research on... MORE

is a freelance writer based in Baku. He holds a master's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and currently works for Cornell Caspian Consulting.... MORE

Elie Issa is a Lebanese analyst focusing on the Middle East and North Africa regions for the past eight years. His interests include geopolitical, security... MORE

Dr. Idil P. Izmirli is currently a Visiting Scholar and a Part-Time Faculty at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. In 2012,... MORE

Rafid Jaboori is a journalist, writer and researcher. He is a former BBC World Service Reporter. He covered The Iraq War and its aftermath, the... MORE

Joshua Jacobs is a Middle Eastern Policy Analyst and published columnist at the Institute for Gulf Affairs.

TU Hasnain Jaffery is an independent researcher on the Af-Pak jihadist landscape.

Pratik Jakhar is an East Asia specialist at BBC Monitoring, with over eight years of experience covering the region. He has written extensively on China... MORE

Arif Jamal is a visiting fellow at the New York University and author of “Shadow War – The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir.”

A. Jamali is an expert of Afghanistan.

Rami Jameel is a researcher who specializes in militant groups in the Middle East and North Africa. He focuses on the political and military conflicts... MORE

Dr. N. Janardhan is the editor of Gulf in the Media at the Gulf Research Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Eduardo Jaramillo is an MA Candidate in Asian Studies at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. His research interests include U.S.-China relations, Chinese elite... MORE

Jargalsaikhany Mendee is a political science PhD student at the University of British Columbia. He has worked at the Mongolian Ministry of Defense, Embassy in... MORE

Dr. Amrita Jash is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India. She was a... MORE

Gareth Jenkins is a writer and journalist resident in Istanbul, where he has been based for the last 20 years.

John Jennings wrote extensively on Afghanistan from 1987-1994 for the Associated Press, the Economist and other publications. He returned to journalism in November 2001 to... MORE

Rian Jensen was formerly the Associate Editor of China Brief at The Jamestown Foundation.

Aaron Jensen is currently a PhD candidate in the International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan.

You Ji, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in School of Social Science & International Studies at the University of New South Wales.

Dr. Wenran Jiang is the Director of Canada-China Energy and Environment Forum and its annual conference since 2004. He is also is Associate Professor of... MORE

Jiang Shixue is the Vice President of the Chinese Association of Latin American Studies and Professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Jon (Yuan) Jiang is a Chinese PhD student in the Digital Media Research Centre at the Queensland University of Technology. He completed his master’s degree... MORE

Yun Jiang is the Co-Editor of China Neican, a policy newsletter on China issues. Prior to this, she worked for the Australian Government. Her research... MORE

Dr. Jin Xide is a professor and the deputy director of the Institute of Japanese Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), where... MORE

Yao Jin is the pen name of a Chinese writer.

Jing Jing is an M.A. candidate at the Georgetown University’s Department of Government and a intern at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

Yuan-Chou Jing is an active Colonel and Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of China Military Affairs Studies (GICMAS), F.H.K. College, NDU, Taiwan, R.O.C. Before... MORE

Filip Jirouš is an independent analyst focusing on PRC united front and European academic cooperation with the PRC military-industrial complex.

Wilson John is a Senior Fellow with Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India.

Gregory D. Johnsen, a former Fulbright Fellow in Yemen, is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.

Dr. Matthew Johnson is a Senior Fellow at the Jamestown Foundation. He specializes in China's contemporary elite politics, strategic thinking, technology policy, and political control... MORE

Sabine Johnson-Reiser is a junior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Energy and Climate program. Her research focuses on Chinese energy and climate... MORE

Dr. Christian Jokinen received his doctorate from the Department for Contemporary History at the University of Turku in Finland. He specializes in political violence and... MORE

Michael Jonsson is a Partner at the AML/CFT Group and a Ph.D student at the Department of Government at Uppsala University, Sweden. He is currently... MORE

Javier Jordán (PhD) is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Granada (Spain). He was a Research Fellow at the Training and... MORE

Alex Joske is a researcher with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre in Canberra, who specializes in the study of the CCP’s... MORE

Cecilia Joy-Perez is an analyst with the research and advisory firm Pointe Bello. Her research focuses on the PRC’s global construction and investment projects.

Zana K. Gulmohamad is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Politics Department at the University of Sheffield in the UK, researching Iraqi and Kurdish politics, security... MORE

Ihor Kabanenko is a retired admiral with the Ukrainian Navy. From 1983 to 1990, he served in the Soviet Navy in various positions up to... MORE

Sirwan Kajjo is a Syrian-Kurdish analyst based in Washington, D.C. He writes extensively about Syrian and Kurdish politics.

Dr. Vali Kaleji is an expert on Central Asia and Caucasian Studies in Tehran, Iran. His recent publications in Persian include: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization... MORE

Roy D. Kamphausen is the Director of the Washington, DC office, and Director of National Security Affairs at The National Bureau of Asian Research. He... MORE

Roger Kangas is an expert on Eurasia.

Elsa B. Kania is an adjunct fellow with the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, where she focuses... MORE

Dr. Kapur is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Ontario. He is the author of Pokhran and Beyond, second edition in... MORE

Saban Kardas works as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the TOBB, Economy and Technology University in Ankara, Turkey.

Isaac B. Kardon is a Contract Researcher at the Center for Strategic Research at National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies. The views expressed... MORE

Jesse Karotkin is a Senior China Analyst with the Department of the Navy. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and... MORE

Merle Kartscher is a Yenching Scholar at Peking University.

Aida Kasymalieva is a leading expert from Kyrgyzstan who lives is Moscow and writes for RFE/RL and other outlets.

Kazuyo Kato is an associate with Armitage International.

Hiro Katsumata, Ph.D., is Research Associate of the Centre for Governance and International Affairs at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.

Mark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University. His recent publications include, “Osama bin Laden as Transnational Revolutionary Leader,”... MORE

Dr. Bernd Kaussler holds a MA and PhD from the University of St. Andrews and is currently Assistant Professor in Political Science at James Madison... MORE

Michael E. Kavoukjian is a partner of the international law firm White & Case and chairman of the firm's Global Private Clients Group. The Firm... MORE

Harry J. Kazianis serves as Managing Editor for the National Interest and Non-Resident WSD Handa Fellow, CSIS: PACNET. He previously served as Editor of The... MORE

Admiral Timothy Keating is a highly decorated, retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy and the former Commander of the United States Pacific Command (CINCPAC), where... MORE

Omar Kebbe is a Middle East and North Africa Analyst at Navanti Group, a geopolitical risk firm specializing in hard-to-access areas, and graduate of George... MORE

Thomas E. Kellogg is Program Officer and Advisor to the President at the Open Society Institute.

Professor David Kelly is a Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore.

Jason Kelly is a research assistant at the RAND Corporation.

Emma Kelly is a recent graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a B.A. in Sociology and minors in International Relations and Political Science.... MORE

J. Bryan Kennard is a senior Political Science student at Muskingum University.

Conor Kennedy is an Instructor at the China Maritime Studies Institute of the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He received his MA... MORE

Aynur Kerimu is currently an analyst at The Jamestown Foundation. She is a recent graduate of Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she... MORE

Nazery Khalid is a Research Fellow at the Maritime Institute of Malaysia

Lydia Khalil recently returned from Iraq where she worked as governance policy advisor for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad. Prior to that, Lydia was... MORE

Afzal Khan is a political and terrorism analyst of the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. After many years as a Writer-Editor with the former U.S. Information Agency and... MORE

Mukhtar A. Khan is a Pashtun journalist based in Washington, D.C., covering the issues of Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. Since 9/11, he... MORE

Massoud Khodabandeh is a former member of the Mojahedin-e-Khalq, and mainly served in the organization's intelligence/security department. Khodabandeh left the Mojahedin in 1996 and currently... MORE

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Khursand Khurramov is a journalist specializing in the domestic and foreign policies of Tajikistan, particularly in its relations with China, issues of authoritarianism, and human rights... MORE

Dr. Mustafa Kibaroglu teaches courses on international security and Turkish foreign policy in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey.

Dr. Mikyoung Kim is a Faculty Researcher at Hiroshima Peace Institute/Hiroshima City University in Japan.

Alexander Kim is an expert on Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the Central Asian region.

Ryan Kinsella is a Research Associate for Russia at DGI. He has studied in Moscow and holds an M.A. in International Politics with a focus... MORE

Jacob W. Kipp (1942-2021) retired from federal service in September 2009 and then worked as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas. He received... MORE

Peter Kirechu is the former director of the Conflict Finance and Irregular Threats Program at the Center for Advanced and Defense Studies (C4ADS). He is... MORE

Ksenia Kirillova is an investigative journalist and analyst focused on analyzing Russian society and mechanisms of action of Russian propaganda (including in the US) along... MORE

Maryanne Kivlehan-Wise is director of the China Studies Program at CNA. The views expressed are her own and do not reflect the position of CNA... MORE

Ondřej Klimeš is a researcher at the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, where he focuses on China and Xinjiang politics, propaganda, and... MORE

David Knox is a Senior Geopolitical and Military Affairs Specialist for the Department of Defense.

Dr. Eugene Kogan is currently a guest researcher at the International Institute for Liberal Policy in Vienna. He is a defense industry analyst with expertise... MORE

Jiri Kominek is an independent journalist based in Prague. Since 1993 he has covered business, political and security developments throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the... MORE

Natalia Konarzewska is a graduate of University of Warsaw and is a freelance expert and analyst with a focus on political and economic developments in... MORE

Zaina Konbaz is currently a research assistant at the Middle East Institute (MEI). She has a master's degree in political science from George Mason University.... MORE

Srikanth Kondapalli is the Dean of School of International Studies and a Professor of China studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Carlo Kopp, Ph.D., is head of capability analysis with the Air Power Australia think tank, a research fellow in regional military strategy at the Monash... MORE

Dr. Sanna Kopra is a Senior Researcher at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, Finland, and a Senior Fellow at The Arctic Institute,... MORE

Pavel Korduban is a freelance writer based in Kyiv.

Victor Korgun is a Doctor of Historical Sciences and Chief of the Afghanistan Department at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of... MORE

Maksut Kosker is an Erbil-based Kurdish journalist and International Relations professional. He received his B.A. degree from Girne American University with a specialization in International... MORE

Daniel Koss is a research scholar and lecturer at Harvard’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. He works on political parties and their history,... MORE

Panos A. Kostakos is Ph.D candidate and teaching associate in the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath. His main... MORE

Daniel Kostecka is a Senior China Analyst with the Department of the Navy. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and... MORE

Asbed Kotchikian is a PhD candidate in political science at Boston University. His areas of interest include the post-Soviet South Caucasus and the Middle East,... MORE

Meaghan Koudelka is currently serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Morocco and is an associate of the Institute for the Study of Counter-Terrorism... MORE

Annie Kowalewski received her MA from Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies. She focuses on PLA modernization, Chinese military strategy, and US defense policy in... MORE

Bartosz Kowalski is an assistant professor at the Department of Asian Studies of the University of Łódź, Poland, and researcher of its Center for Asian... MORE

Nikolay Kozhanov is an academy associate at the Russia and Eurasia Program, Chatham House, and a visiting lecturer on the political economy of the Middle East at... MORE

Dr. Vitaly Kozyrev is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Endicott College, Beverly, MA. He is an expert on Chinese-Russian relations... MORE

Johnathan Krause's interests include exploring issues about Afghanistan and the Central Asian states.  He studied at the University of Wisconsin as a graduate student at... MORE

Onnik James Krikorian is a journalist and consultant from the United Kingdom who has been based in the South Caucasus since 1998. He has worked... MORE

Mateusz Kubiak is a managing partner at the Warsaw-based Esperis consultancy. He graduated in International Relations with an honors degree in East European Studies from... MORE

Maria Kucherenko is an analyst with the Ukrainian "Come Back Alive" Foundation.

Mykhailo Kukhar is a professor of macroeconomics at EMBA, MIM Business School, and a senior economist with Ukraine Economic Outlook.

Devendra Kumar is an Associate Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR (India).

Dr. Atul Kumar is a Fellow in the National Security and China Studies program at the Observer Research Foundation.

Yasir Kuoti is a former consultant in the Institute of National Strategic Studies at National Defense University.

Yasir Yosef Kuoti is a Middle East Analyst at Navanti Group, where he currently works on Yemen affairs. He lived and traveled extensively throughout the Middle... MORE

Roman Kupchinsky was born in Vienna, Austria and immigrated to the United States in 1949. He graduated with a degree in Political Science from Long... MORE

Katherine Kurata serves the Special Competitive Studies Project as an Associate Director for Intelligence. Prior to SCSP, Katherine was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Moldova... MORE

Taras Kuzio is a professor of political science at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and an associate research fellow at the London-based think... MORE

Aleksandre Kvakhadze is a researcher of Caucasus region and terrorism based at Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) as a research fellow.

Giorgi is an analyst for Jamestown's Eurasia Daily Monitor

W.Y. Kwok is a former Hong Kong journalist covering geopolitics, public policy, and the media landscape in the Asia-Pacific.

Reuben Kyama is currently an Erasmus Mundus scholar at the Department of Journalism and Publishing at City University, London. Prior to that, he spent six... MORE

Scott LaFoy is a Master’s Candidate at Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program and analyst. His main focus is asymmetric military capabilities, particularly ballistic missiles, nuclear... MORE

Michael Laha is a consultant at Sinolytics, a European research-based consultancy focused on China. Previously, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor Fellow... MORE

I-Chung Lai, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Mackay Medicine College of Nursing and Management.

Christina Lai is a junior research fellow in the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. She is also an adjunct lecturer in Global... MORE

Yi-Ren Lai is an active Captain and Counterintelligence Officer in the Ministry of National Defense, Taiwan. He received his MA in China military affairs studies... MORE

Eric Y.H. Lai, PhD is a Research Fellow at the Center for Asian Law of Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. He received PhD in... MORE

Kanchan Lakshman is a Research Fellow for the Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi.

Józef Lang is a Central Asia analyst at the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW, Polish: rodek Studiów Wschodnich) in Warsaw, Poland. Graduated from Warsaw University... MORE

Jennifer Lang is a freelance consultant with a background in counterterrorism, defense and security analysis. She recently spent a year covering the jihadist threat to... MORE

Paulina Lang is an expert on Ukrainian affairs at Jagielloński Klub Centre for Analyses (https://cakj.pl/), an independent think tank based in Poland.

Yuri Lapaiev is currently the editor-in-chief of Tyzhden (The Ukrainian Week) magazine. He graduated from the Ivan Kozhedub Air Force University in Kharkiv, with an... MORE

Mathias Lund Larsen is senior research consultant at the International Institute of Green Finance at the Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing and dual... MORE

Christian Nils Larson is a Partner at The AML/CFT Group. He holds an MA in Central Eurasian Studies from Indiana University and a certificate in... MORE

Marlene Laruelle is Research Professor of International Affairs and Associate Director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the Elliott School... MORE

Lorand Laskai is a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. Follow him on Twitter @lorandlaskai.

Michael Lauber is CEO of the Liechtenstein Bankers' Association. From 2001 to 2004, he served as the Director of Liechenstein's Financial Intelligence Unit.

Dr. Namju Lee is a visiting scholar at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for East Asian Research and an associate professor in the department of Chinese... MORE

John Lee is a visiting fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) and Managing Director of Sydney-based research company L21. Dr. Lee is the... MORE

Itamar Y. Lee is a Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India. He is the author of “Dragon’s... MORE

Jordan Lee is a research assistant at The Brookings Institution.

Sunny Seong-hyon Lee, PhD, is the Pantech Fellow in Korean Studies at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Reseach Center, Stanford University. He is also a... MORE

Jeongseok Lee is a Ph.D. candidate in Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a student affiliate in the Princeton-Harvard China and the World... MORE

Roderick Lee is the Director of Research at the Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), where he oversees research on Chinese military aerospace forces... MORE

Sze-Fung Lee is an independent researcher specializing in Chinese hybrid warfare, including Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), Grand Strategy, Nuclear Proliferation, Gray Zone Tactics,... MORE

Melissa Lefkowitz is a program officer at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at the NYU School of Law. Her current work focuses on public interest law... MORE

Vladimir Legenko is a Ukrainian masters degree student currently studying private international law at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of... MORE

Arkadiusz Legieć is a freelance researcher. His area of analysis is the post-Soviet region, terrorism (particularly the phenomenon of foreign fighters) and contemporary politics in... MORE

James Leibold is an Associate Professor and Head of Department at La Trobe University in Melbourne Australia, and an expert on ethnic policy and ethnic... MORE

Leeshai Lemish has been writing about Falun Gong since 2001, and is currently conducting research with Ethan Gutmann for an upcoming book on the subject.

Edward Lemon is the DMGS-Kennan Institute Fellow, Daniel Morgan Graduate School in Washington DC. His research examines security, Islam, migration and politics in Tajikistan and... MORE

Greg Levesque is the CEO and co-founder of Strider, a technology company delivering tools that help enterprises enhance their long-term competitiveness, including the ability to... MORE

Matthew Levitt, a former FBI counterterrorism analyst, is a senior fellow and Director of Terrorism Studies at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Dr. Philip I. Levy is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. From 2003 to 2005, he was Senior Economist for Trade for the... MORE

Dr. Joanna Lewis is the Senior International Fellow at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Walsh School... MORE

Li Mingjiang, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Dr. Nan Li is a visiting senior fellow at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore. He is the editor of Chinese... MORE

Cheng Li is a senior fellow and director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.

Li Jianmin is a professor at the Institute of Population and Development in the School of Economics at Nankai University

Gary Li is an Associate Consultant at APCO Worldwide. He previously worked as an East Asia security analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies... MORE

Shaomin Li is a Professor of International Business at Old Dominion University Strome College of Business.

Boshen Li is a Master’s student in Philosophy at Peking University, researching the ethical issues surrounding AI and animals. He has industry experience through internships... MORE

Dr. Brynjar Lia is a research professor at the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI) and the author of a forthcoming biography on Abu Mus'ab al-Suri... MORE

Diana Liang is a research assistant at the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution. She has worked previously at Albright Stonebridge and the... MORE

Liao (Kitsch) Yen-Fan is a Taipei-based analyst for the Cyber Security firm Team T5, specializing in cyber security, air power and the Taiwanese military. He... MORE

Holmes Liao has over 30 years of professional experience in U.S. aerospace industries. He previously served as an adjunct distinguished lecturer at Taiwan's War College.

Tzu-Hao Liao is a consultant for the PRC research team at the International Crisis Group. He holds a BA in political science from National Chengchi... MORE

Ivan Lidarev is a Ph.D. student at King’s College London (KCL) and an advisor to Bulgaria’s National Assembly. Ivan’s research, published in The Diplomat and... MORE

David Liebenberg is a China analyst at CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses. He is one of the co-authors of Behind the Periscope: Leadership in China’s... MORE

Dr. Matthew A. Light is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He conducted field research on the... MORE

Robyn Lim is Professor of International Relations at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan, and the author of "The Geopolitics of East Asia".

Mr. Joseph E. Lin is the former Associate Editor of China Brief at The Jamestown Foundation. He is the co-founder of the Johns Hopkins University... MORE

Dr. Chong-Pin Lin is the President of the Foundation on International and Cross-Strait Studies and a professor in the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and... MORE

Cheng-yi Lin, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies (CAPAS), and Research Fellow at the Institute of European and American... MORE

Christina Y. Lin, Ph.D. is research consultant for IHS Jane’s and former director for China affairs in policy planning at the U.S. Department of Defense.... MORE

Joseph Y. Lin currently studies at the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies of Tamkang University in Taipei, Taiwan. He has held executive... MORE

Dr. Ying Yu Lin is an Assistant Professor at Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies Tamkang University in New Taipei City, Taiwan and... MORE

Leo Lin is a doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi. His work focuses on Indo-Pacific security and Chinese grand strategy.

Reginald Y. Lin is an associate fellow from Foundation of Asia-Pacific Peace Studies (FAPS) in Taiwan, who focuses on CCP personnel promotion.

David Lin is the Senior Director for Future Technology Platforms at the Special Competitive Studies Project. David joined SCSP after more than a decade serving... MORE

Fei-fan Lin (林飛帆) is a board member of New Frontier Foundation, an official think tank of Taiwan’s governing Democratic Progressive Party. He was also the... MORE

Toby Lincoln is a researcher in corporate social responsibility and reputations management. He received a Masters in Chinese Studies from the School of Oriental and... MORE

Ann Listerud is a research analyst specializing in China’s economy and financial policy making, and co-director of the Latinx China Network. She formerly worked for... MORE

Dr. Xingzhu Liu (M.D., Ph.D., MPH) is a principal scientist with Abt Associates Inc. and has more than 20 years of experience in health economics... MORE

Fu-Kuo Liu, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University. He was 2006-2007 visiting fellow at the Center for Northeast Asian... MORE

Liu Zining is a graduate student specializing in North American studies at the China Foreign Studies University, and Dr. Wenran Jiang’s research assistant.

Yawei Liu is director of the China Program and has been a member of numerous Carter Center missions to monitor Chinese village, township, and county... MORE

David Livingston is a research fellow in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Energy and Climate Program, where he provides support for a portfolio of... MORE

Scott Livingston is an attorney specializing in Chinese data privacy and technology law. He previously served as an analyst and China Team Lead within the... MORE

David C. Logan is a graduate student at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. His writing has been published... MORE

Christine Loh is the CEO of Civic Exchange, an independent non-profit think tank, which has worked with numerous surveying experts to track public opinion throughout... MORE

I-cheng Loh served as director of the Chinese Information Service in New York from 1963 to 1979. After ambassadorial stints in Guatemala and South Africa,... MORE

Darius Longarino is a Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School and a Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center. Prior to joining... MORE

Tom Lord is a researcher focused on political violence and “street militancy.” He is also a co-founder of militantwire.com. He can be found on Twitter... MORE

Ben Lowsen is China Strategist for the U.S. Air Force's Checkmate office. He is a retired U.S. Army officer who has served previously as Assistant... MORE

Lu Li-Shih is a former instructor at the Taiwanese Naval Academy and a former captain of the Ching Chiang-class patrol corvette. He received master degrees... MORE

Matthew Luce is a Mandarin linguist-analyst at SAIC. He has worked and traveled extensively in China, and his research focuses on Chinese technology development and... MORE

Aron Lund is a Swedish journalist and editorialist specialized in Middle Eastern and North African affairs, with an MA in Arabic and Oriental Studies from... MORE

Ahmad Lutfi is a political and terrorism analyst, and a Middle East specialist based in Ottawa, Canada. His background and life in China, Europe, the... MORE

Dr. Pavel Luzin is a visiting scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He is also a regular contributor at The... MORE

Daniel C. Lynch is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Taiwan's Self-Conscious Nation-Building Project and... MORE

Mr. Lyons has spent several years as a counterterrorism analyst advising the American government.

Haiyun Ma is Assistant Professor of History at Frostburg State University in Maryland, and his research focuses on China’s Islam and Muslims.

Cheng-kun Ma, Professor at National Defense University, ROC (Taiwan), and the Director of the Research Project on China's Defense Affairs (RCDA). His research focuses on... MORE

Herbert Maack is an analyst who specializes in terrorism.

Dr. Scott B. MacDonald is the Chief Economist for Smith's Research and Gradings, a Global Americans Research Fellow, and a Caribbean Policy Consortium Fellow. He... MORE

James MacHaffie is an independent analyst based in Japan. His research focuses on Chinese foreign and defense policy, as well as broader topics relevant to... MORE

Ryszard Machnikowski is the vice-dean for research and international affairs of the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz, Poland. He... MORE

Mohan Malik, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. He is the author of China and India as Global... MORE

Rauf Mammadov is a scholar on energy policy. He focuses on issues of energy security, global energy industry trends, as well as energy relations between the... MORE

Mahammad Mammadov is a Research Fellow at the Topchubashov Center, a Baku-based think tank. He is also an adjunct lecturer at Khazar University. Mr. Mammadov... MORE

Dr. George Mamulia is a politologist, a Former State Counselor of foreign affairs of the personal staff of the President of Georgia (in the period... MORE

Neeraj Singh Manhas is the Director of Research in the Indo-Pacific Consortium at Raisina House, New Delhi. He has authored three books and has various... MORE

James Manicom, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow in the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto and Visiting Scholar in the School of Political and... MORE

Nathaniel Manni is an Army veteran, who served 3 years active duty with the 82nd Airborne Division and 4 years in the Massachusetts National Guard.... MORE

Muhammad Mansour is a highly accomplished investigative journalist with more than ten-year, solid track record of producing high-quality print and online reports for international media... MORE

Yufeng Mao, Ph.D., is a historian of modern China. She researches the history of Muslims in China and Sino-Middle Eastern connections.

Virginia Marantidou is an EU-Asia consultant based in Brussels. She previously served as the Asia program coordinator with the German Marshall Fund and was a... MORE

Erica Marat, PhD, is an analyst and reporter at Voice of America's Russian Service. The views expressed here do not represent those of Voice of... MORE

Jacob Mardell is an analyst focusing on China’s foreign policy and global economic footprint, as well as editorial coordinator of the “Spheres of Influence” project... MORE

Ramzy Mardini is an adjunct fellow at the Beirut-based Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies. He previously was a researcher on Iraq at the Institute for... MORE

Ramon Marks is a retired senior, New York partner of law firm Arnold & Porter LLP. He has almost 40 years of experience representing and... MORE

David Marples is Professor of History and Classics at the University Alberta in Edmonton. He is the author of ten books on Soviet and post-Soviet... MORE

Erich Marquardt is an independent researcher affiliated with the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. He previously was the Program Manager... MORE

Jean-Luc Marret is a senior fellow at Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique (Paris) and at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS-Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.

Lionel Martin is an expert on Russia.

Peter Martin is a government relations consultant for APCO Worldwide in Beijing. His client work focuses on elite politics, state-owned enterprises, and investment policy in... MORE

Miguel Martin, who frequently writes under the penname Jichang Lulu, is an independent researcher with an interest in China’s activities in the Arctic and the... MORE

Ryan D. Martinson is a researcher in the China Maritime Studies Institute at the Naval War College. He holds a master’s degree from the Fletcher... MORE

Franz J. Marty is a freelance journalist based in Afghanistan; his work includes interviews with active insurgents. He has visited Afghan Badakhshan several times and... MORE

Omid Marzban has worked for Good Morning Afghanistan Radio Station and Radio Free Europe. He is based in Afghanistan.

Fozil Mashrab is an independent analyst based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Lieutenant General Talat Masood is a retired officer of the Pakistan Army and writes on security issues for a variety of national and international newspapers... MORE

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro is an assistant professor of security studies at Georgetown University. Her recent publications include “The Vulnerability of Rising Powers: The Logic... MORE

Andria Matrone is a Master’s candidate in Security Policy Studies at the George Washington University and a Research Intern at the Center for Strategic and... MORE

Peter Mattis is President of The Jamestown Foundation, a position he began in Fall 2023. He returns to the foundation after having served as editor... MORE

Peter Mattis is President of The Jamestown Foundation, a position he began in Fall 2023. He returns to the foundation after having served as editor... MORE

Munir Mawari is a Yemeni-American journalist and native speaker of Arabic. Currently a freelance writer, he has worked previously for al-Jazeera TV, Voice of America... MORE

Niamh McBurney is the Middle East analyst for AKE Group in London.

Kevin McCauley has served as senior intelligence officer for the Soviet Union, Russia, China and Taiwan during 31 years in the federal government. He has... MORE

Conor McCutcheon is a graduate of the Yenching Academy, and has spent several years researching education and development in China.

Roger N. McDermott specializes in Russian and Central Asian defense and security issues and is a Senior Fellow in Eurasian Military Studies, The Jamestown Foundation,... MORE

Andrew McGregor is Director of Aberfoyle International Security, a Toronto-based agency specializing in security issues related to the Islamic world. He received a Ph.D. from... MORE

Kristian McGuire is an independent, Washington D.C.-based research analyst and a former non-resident senior fellow and associate editor of Taiwan Security Research. His main research... MORE

Mark McNamee is an Intelligence Analyst for Sub-Saharan Africa at an international risk consulting firm in the Washington, D.C. region as well as a contract... MORE

Joe McReynolds is the Chinese Security Studies Fellow at the Jamestown Foundation and a Principal Cyber Analyst at SOS International. His research interests primarily center... MORE

Rear Admiral Eric A. McVadon retired after serving at the U.S. embassy in Beijing and has been a consultant on East Asian security affairs for... MORE

Daniel McVicar writes on the economics and security of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on the Czech Republic. He served as a... MORE

Fu S. Mei is the Director of the Taiwan Security Analysis Center (TAISAC), a research and consulting practice with focus on Taiwan military and security... MORE

A. Greer Meisels is the Associate Director and Research Fellow, China and the Pacific, at the Center for the National Interest.

Gevorg Melikyan is an associated fellow of the Armenian Institute for International and Security Affairs (AIISA) and co-founder of the think tank “The Armenian Interest.”

Dzianis Melyantsou is a coordinator of Belarus’s Foreign Policy Programme at the Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations.

Giorgi Menabde is a journalist based in Georgia.

Silvia Menegazzi is Post-doc Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant in International Relations at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. Her research interests focus on Chinese... MORE

Dr. Qingyue Meng (MD, PhD) is a professor of Health Economics at the Center for Health Management and Policy, Shandong University, China. He is also... MORE

Wangchuk Meston, a researcher with International Campaign for Tibet, is a human rights advocate and has been involved in field research relating to refugees, migration... MORE

Casey Michel is a graduate student at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute.

Dominik Mierzejewski: head of the Centre for Asian Affairs (University of Lodz); Professor at Department of Asian Studies at the Faculty of International and Political... MORE

Anton Mikhnenko is the editor-in-chief of Ukrainian Defense Review, a journal of the Defense Express Media and Consulting Company. He is also the head of... MORE

Francesco F. Milan is a PhD candidate and a teaching assistant in intelligence at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. He also works... MORE

Hayder Mili is an independent researcher specializing in terrorism and security issues in Central Asia and the Caucasus

David Millar is a career intelligence professional and scholar specializing in political dynamics and security issues in East Asia. His research focuses on strategic culture,... MORE

Greg Mills, Ph.D., heads the Brenthurst Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, and during 2008 is on secondment to Rwanda as the ‘Strategic Adviser to the... MORE

Dr. Dumitru Minzarari is a Lecturer in Security Studies at the Baltic Defense College. Before this, he was a research associate with the German Institute... MORE

Carl Minzner is a professor at Fordham Law School specializing in China law and governance. He is the author of “China’s Turn Against Law” (American... MORE

Moneeb Mir is a researcher at Centre for International Strategic Studies, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan (CISS-AJK). He is interested in comprehensive security, with a... MORE

Alman Mir Ismail is a Baku-based freelance writer.

Jonathan Mirsky, was the China correspondent of The Observer [London] and East Asia Editor of The Times [London]. In 1989 he was named the British... MORE

Professor Georgiy Mirsky is a senior research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

Abdullahi Ahmed Mohamed is a Nairobi based journalist who has worked with several Somali websites for the last six years. He is now the editor... MORE

Wahidullah Mohammad is a freelance journalist in Afghanistan writing under a pseudonym.

Idris Mohammed is an Investigative Journalist, Violent Conflict Researcher and University Lecturer based in Northern Nigeria.

Karen Montague is a Research Fellow at the Potomac Foundation, where she assists in war gaming and simulation development efforts and supports the research efforts... MORE

Ronald N. Montaperto recently retired as Dean of Academics at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii. He now lives and works... MORE

Jessica Moody is a freelance political risk analyst with a focus on West and Central Africa.

Dr. Cerwyn Moore is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Birmingham.

Zoë Moore is a student at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, interested in the intersection of technology and foreign policy. In 2023, she... MORE

Andrea Morigi is a journalist with the Italian daily Libero and the author of the book "Le Multinazionali del Terrore."

Lyle J. Morris is a research assistant at The RAND Corporation. From 2010–11, he was a Next Generation Fellow at The National Bureau of Asian... MORE

Shafi Md Mostofa (PhD) is a theologian and security studies scholar with broad interests in political Islam, authoritarianism, modern South Asian history and politics, and... MORE

Dr. Sami Moubayed is a Syrian writer and political analyst. He is the author of many books on Syria including Steel & Silk: Men and... MORE

Hussain Mousavi writes on the Middle East.

James P. Muldoon, Jr. is Senior Fellow of the Center for Global Change and Governance, Rutgers University, Newark.

Murad Muradov is the deputy director of the Topchubashov Center, a Baku-based think tank. He graduated with a BA in International Relations from the Academy of... MORE

Nargiza Muratalieva holds a PhD in political science and is a part-time associate professor in the International and Comparative Politics Department at the American University... MORE

Anton Muraveinyk is a former Ukrainian military officer and, currently, a senior analyst with the NGO "Come Back Alive!" (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Laurent Murawiec is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. He is most recently the author of "La Guerre D'apres," a book about Saudi Arabia... MORE

Aset Murtazalieva is a reporter for the independent Chechen newspaper Groznensky rabochy.

Ayaz Museyibov is an adjunct lecturer at Azerbaijan Technical University, and a PhD candidate at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).  

Dr. NajibaMustafayeva is a research fellow at the Baku-based Center for Strategic Studies.

Roman Muzalevsky works for iJet Intelligent Risk Systems, Inc. and is a Contributing Analyst at Wikistrat. He received his MA in International Affairs with concentration... MORE

Raphael Mweninguwe is a freelance journalist with over 10 years journalism experience and is based in Lilongwe, Malawi. He is a 2022 International Center for... MORE

Nicholas J. Myers is an analyst of the Russian and Belarusian militaries. He has been studying Russian policy and statecraft for over 10 years and... MORE

Brigadier Vijai K Nair VSM (retired) is a defense analyst specializing in nuclear strategy formulation and author of two books, including "Nuclear India."

Yani Najarian is an MA Candidate in Asian Studies at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and China Brief intern at The... MORE

Farangis Najibullah is a writer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Professor M. D. Nalapat is director of the School of Geopolitics of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

Nathan Nankivell is Senior Researcher at the Office of the Special Advisor Policy at Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters. The views expressed are those of the... MORE

Shankara Narayanan is a junior at the University of Connecticut, Storrs CT, earning a B.A. in Political Science & History. In the summer of 2019,... MORE

Hani Nasira is an Egyptian writer who specializes in ideological movements. He is the author of several books, including Al-Qaeda and Jihadi Salafism: Intellectual Streams... MORE

Hamad Nazzal an in­de­pend­ent analyst-journalist who has extensive experience reporting from the Middle East for the U.S. government. He is a former writer for Middle... MORE

Daniel Neep is an Associate Fellow with the Middle East & North Africa Programme at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence & Security Studies... MORE

Naima Nefliasheva has a PhD in history (Candidate of Historical Sciences) and is a docent and senior research fellow in the Center for Civilization and... MORE

is a Russian researcher based in the United States who specializes in Russian and Chinese developments in defense and military reform as well as the... MORE

Judit Neurink is editor of the Middle East section at a Dutch daily. Neurink recently published a book on the Iranian terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq,... MORE

Lan Anh Nguyen Dang is a doctoral candidate at the Graduate School, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo), at the University of Hamburg.... MORE

Adam Ni is the Co-Editor of China Neican, a policy newsletter on China issues. His focus includes China’s international relations, strategy and security issues. Previously,... MORE

Tarique Niazi teaches Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. He specializes in Resource-based Conflicts. He may be reached via email: niazit@uwec.edu

Dr. Nihat Ali Özcan is a security policy analyst at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) and a lecturer at the TOBB University... MORE

Olevs Nikers is President of the Baltic Security Foundation and former advisor to the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia. Mr. Nikers has... MORE

Magnus Norell, PhD is Director of the Center for the Study of Low-intensity Conflicts and Terrorism (CLIENT) and a Senior Analyst at the Swedish Defence... MORE

Eric Norman is a freelance writer based in Azerbaijan.

China Brief Notes offers short-form, incisive articles responding to a new event, law, speech, tifa (提法), or other development in the People’s Republic of China... MORE

Akbar Notezai is a journalist with Dawn and is based in Quetta. He tweets at @Akbar_notezai.

Dr. Evgenii Novikov, an expert on Islam and on the politics and economics of the Persian Gulf region. Born in Kyrgyzstan of Russian parents, Dr.... MORE

Andrew R. Novo is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the National Defense University’s College of International Security Affairs and an adjunct professor at Georgetown... MORE

Siraj Nurali is an independent analyst in Baku.

Navhat Nuraniyah is an analyst at the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC).

Seth Nye is an Instructor with the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point's Practitioner Education Program and an Adjunct Professor at New York University... MORE

Pär Nyrén is a fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum and non-resident fellow at Sinopsis.

George W. O’Conor is founder and CEO of Chime Media and has written and spoken about water in China.

Carole A. O'Leary is a Visiting Scholar at the Columbus School of Law's Program in Law & Religion within the Catholic University of America (CUA).

Brian O'Neill is an independent political analyst based out of Chicago, and is a former reporter for the Yemen Observer.

Kateryna Odarchenko has nine years of experience in democracy building and campaign management. She is the author of 500+ publications about transparent public administration, campaign... MORE

Liselotte Odgaard is an Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College. Her most recent book is China and Coexistence: Beijing’s National Security Strategy for... MORE

Lars Oehler holds a PhD from Copenhagen Business School and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and currently works for a European development finance institution.

C. Alexander Ohlers is a former senior analyst for the U.S. Department of State in Baghdad, Iraq, and holds a PhD from the London School... MORE

Guido Olimpio is security correspondent for Corriere della Sera and has been a researcher on international terrorism for the past 20 years.

Ryan Oliver is an officer in the U.S. Army National Guard.  His previous positions include working as a China specialist at U.S. Special Operations Command... MORE

Akpobibibo Onduku holds a PhD in Peace Studies specializing in International Politics and Security Studies from the University of Bradford, UK and Masters in Law... MORE

Matthew Oresman is the Director of the China-Eurasia Forum and has published widely on China-Central Asia relations. More detailed recommendations of how the United States... MORE

Andrew L. Oros is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at Washington College. In 2010-11, he was a visiting professor... MORE

Cholpon Orozobekova is a Kyrgyz researcher and journalist with 17 years of experience writing for various international media outlets, including the BBC, RFE/RL, the Diplomat,... MORE

Román D. Ortiz is Non-Resident Fellow at the Joint Special Operations University and Senior Analyst at the Center for International Security at the Francisco de... MORE

Kyle Orton is an independent researcher focused on the Syrian war. He tweets @KyleWOrton.

Shaun Overton is an independent analyst specializing in the Arab World. He has just returned from nine months of research in Yemen.

Dr. Nihat Ali Ozcan is a security policy analyst at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) and a lecturer at the TOBB University... MORE

Necdet Ozcelik is an independent security researcher on terrorism, insurgency and violent non-state actors.

Dr. Hasan Selim Özertem is an Ankara-based political analyst. He received his B.S. in Economics from Middle East Technical University, where he also completed his... MORE

Sine Ozkarasahin is an analyst in the security and defense program at the Istanbul-based think tank, the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM).... MORE

Dr. Keun-Wook Paik is a London-based specialist on Sino-Russian oil and gas relations and is currently an associate fellow at the Royal Institute of International... MORE

Dr. Wooyeal Paik is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the Yonsei University, Seoul.

Emil Pain is Director of the Center of Ethnopolitical Studies in Moscow.

Deep Pal is a Research Intern at Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS and a master’s candidate at The George Washington University. He is... MORE

Tammy Palacios leads the Priority Sustainable Counterterrorism initiative as a Senior Analyst at the New Lines Institute. This model is predominantly non-kinetic and builds off... MORE

Claudia Palazzo is a geopolitical analyst focused on the post-Soviet space. She is currently a PhD candidate in intelligence and security studies. She is the... MORE

Dr. Jagannath Panda is the Head of the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy... MORE

Professor Rajaram Panda is a Lok Sabha Research Fellow, Parliament of India and Member, Governing Council of Indian Council of World Affairs, and Centre for... MORE

Raffaello Pantucci is a Senior Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the author of the forthcoming We Love Death as You Love... MORE

Straton Papagianneas is a PhD Candidate at Leiden University, where he studies the automation and digitalization of PRC courts and its implications for judicial practice.... MORE

Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran is a fellow with the Wilson Center’s Asia Program, where he conducts research and analysis on Southeast Asia political and security developments,... MORE

Dr. Reza Parchizadeh (@DrParchizadeh) is a political theorist, security analyst, and cultural expert. He wrote his master’s thesis on Middle Eastern history and Orientalist philosophy,... MORE

Hlib Parfonov is a graduate of the National Aviation University (Kyiv) and a flight engineer. Since 2020, he has headed security policy at the Doctrine... MORE

Alison Pargeter is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the School of Security Studies, King’s College London and the author of several books on the Muslim... MORE

Alison Pargeter is a Research Fellow at the International Policy Institue, Kings College London.

Seung Ho Park is Parkland Chair Professor of Strategy at China Europe International Business School.

Joshua NT Park is a Ph.D. Senior Researcher in IAS (Institute for Asian Strategy), Seoul Korea. He is currently a visiting scholar in Taipei, Taiwan.

Siodhbhra Parkin is currently the Program Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at PILnet PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law. A former Fellow at the... MORE

Umed Partov is an expert on security and politics of Central Asia. He is a PhD candidate at the George Mason University School for Conflict... MORE

Dr. Gulshan Pashayeva is a Board Member of the Baku-based Center of Analysis of the International Relations (AIR Center), established in February 2019. Previously, she... MORE

Vladimir Pastukhov holds a doctorate in political science and is a visiting fellow at St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford. In the 1990s, he was... MORE

Mikko Patokallio is a senior contributor at The Ulkopolitist, the leading Finnish blog on foreign and security policy.

Dragan Pavlićević hearned a PhD from the University of Nottingham’s School of Contemporary Chinese Studies researching China’s domestic politics. Dragan is currently researching China’s multilateral... MORE

Irina Pavlova is a historian and political analyst with a doctorate in history. She is a former senior research fellow at the Russian Academy of... MORE

Nenad Pejic is Associate Director of Broadcasting for RFE/RL. Prior to joining RFE/RL in 1993 as Director of the South Slavic and Albanian Language Broadcast... MORE

Yuan Peng is Deputy Director at the Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations and former Visiting Fellow at the Center for... MORE

Ryan Pereira is a 2016 Boren Fellow in the United Arab Emirates researching jihadism and Countering Violent Extremism.

Brian M. Perkins is an Intelligence Manager at a large risk management consultancy and is a former Navy Signals Intelligence Analyst. He has published extensively... MORE

William Persing is a research assistant at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. He received his BA in Russian Studies and economics from Bucknell University and a... MORE

Alexandros Petersen was the author of The World Island: Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West (Praeger: 2011). A scholar of grand strategy and... MORE

Jeremy Peterson is a Brussel’s based journalist with experience in investigating organized crime in Europe and Russia for EU governments and the Council of Europe.

Nikolay Petrov is a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and is chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Society and Regions Program.... MORE

Sebastien Peyrouse is a Research Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and an Associate Scholar at the Institute for International and Strategic... MORE

Sarah Phillips lectures at the Centre for International Security Studies, Sydney University. She lived and worked in Yemen for nearly four years and specializes in... MORE

Allan Pilch is a Researcher at the Center for the Study of Targeted Killing

Carlos Mauricio Pineda Cruz, a former Salvadoran Diplomat who has been posted in Venezuela and Mexico, is currently studying at Oxford University’s Latin American Center.

Andrei Piontkovsky is a Russian scientist, political writer and analyst. He is a member of PEN International and a regular political commentator for the BBC... MORE

Algirde Pipikaite is an expert on the Baltic States, especially political and international issues related to Lithuania. Moreover, she has international academic and professional experience... MORE

Avery Plaw is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is the author of several articles on drones and a... MORE

Pavlo Podobied is an analyst and head of department at the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance. His research interests include Russia-Ukrainian relations, Russian Muslims, and... MORE

Michaela Pohl, Assistant Professor of History at Vassar College, has written extensively about post-Soviet politics and ethnic relations.

Andrew Polk is a founding partner of Trivium/China, a Beijing-based advisory firm. He was formerly director of China research at Medley Global Advisors and senior... MORE

Kevin Pollpeter is China Program Manager at Defense Group Inc.’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis.

Jeffrey Pool is a freelance consultant, specializing in security and terrorism issues in the Middle East. He is a former U.S. Army linguist, having received... MORE

Mihai Popșoi is an expert on Moldova. He runs the blog Moldovanpolitics.com.

Elizabeth Portale is a Partner at StrateVarious LLC and for this project serves as Senior Project Associate at The Jamestown Foundation. In her consulting work,... MORE

Dr. Geoff D. Porter was the North Africa analyst with Eurasia Group, a consulting firm that advises corporate, financial services and government clients on political... MORE

James Pothecary is a senior political analyst at Falanx Assynt. He specializes in political violence, and has experience working in political analysis and security operations.... MORE

Mamie Powers is the Deputy Editor of Eurasia Daily Monitor at The Jamestown Foundation. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in Russian... MORE

Samir Ranjan Pradhan, Ph.D., is a Senior Researcher in the GCC Economics and Gulf-Asia Program at the Gulf Research Center, Dubai. He has authored several... MORE

Dr. Yauheni Preiherman is a foreign policy and security analyst based in Belarus. He is the founder and director of the Minsk Dialogue Council on... MORE

Mr. Preiss is chief investment strategist for CFC Securities in Hong Kong, and a guest lecturer at the Graduate School of the People's Bank of... MORE

Konstantin Preobrazhensky is the author of many works on Russian foreign policy and espionage.

Manuel Primitivi is an anthropologist focused on conflicts and extremism. He has a graduate degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam. He has... MORE

Dr. Matti Puranen is a Senior Researcher at the Finnish National Defence University.

Martin Purbrick is a writer, analyst, and consultant. He spent over 32 years in Asia working in the Royal Hong Kong Police serving in Special... MORE

Benjamin S. Purser, III is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Colorado–Boulder. He previously served as an officer... MORE

Colonel Susan M. Puska (retired) is a former U.S. Army Attache. She currently works for Defense Group, Inc., in Washington, D.C.

Zhibo Qiu is a political consultant and researcher, focusing on China’s domestic politics, foreign policy and overseas investment. She holds a master’s degree from the... MORE

Chris Quillen is a former analyst in the Counter-Terrorist Center at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Shahaf Rabi is a researcher at CSTK, specializes in Israeli targeted killings. 

Tom Rafferty is Visiting Fellow at Peking University's School of International Studies.

Irma Rahim received a Master's degree in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA in 2020. She focuses her research... MORE

Babak Rahimi received a Ph.D. from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. Dr. Rahimi has also studied at the University of Nottingham and London School... MORE

Omid Rahimi is a PhD candidate in International Relations at Guilan University (Rasht, Iran) and a Fellow at the Institute for East Strategic Studies (Mashhad,... MORE

Rahim Rahimov is a political analyst focusing on the South Caucasus and Russia. He tweets @r_rahimov.

Dr. Sudha Ramachandran is an independent researcher and journalist based in Bangalore, India. She has written extensively on South Asian peace and conflict, political and... MORE

Angela Ramirez is an investigative journalist who runs TheNoMan'sLand Evening Post (www.thenomanzone.com).

Valeri R. Ratchev (Colonel ret.) is currently a security and defense observer, international consultant, and university lecturer. He provides consultancy, feasibility research and professional development... MORE

Dr. William Ratliff is a fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and a research fellow at the Independent Institute.

Matthew M. Reed is a Middle East specialist at Foreign Reports, Inc., a consulting firm in Washington, DC. More of his commentary can be found... MORE

Dr. Jeffrey Reeves is an Associate Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. The views expressed are his own.

Kent Regens is a Financial Consultant with RBC Dain Rauscher. He attended the University of Edinburgh where he received an MSc in International and European... MORE

Zia Ur Rehman is a Pakistani journalist and researcher who writes for The New York Times and Nikkei Asia, among other publications. He also assesses... MORE

Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan is presently serving as a Research Data Analyst at the Bangladesh Peace Observatory under the Centre for Alternatives (CA) and previously was... MORE

Kaçper Rekawek is a terrorism analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), and a Paul Wilkinson Memorial Fellow at the Handa Centre for... MORE

Yixin (Claire) Ren is a Research Associate with the Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School and a Master’s graduate of Cambridge University. Her... MORE

Thomas Renard is a Research Fellow at Egmont - Royal Institute for International Relations

John Reuter is a Fulbright scholar living in Ukraine.

Timothy S. Rich is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Western Kentucky University. His research focuses on the domestic and international politics of East... MORE

Michael Richardson, a former Asia Editor of the International Herald Tribune, is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. His... MORE

Bruce Riedel is a Senior Fellow in the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. He retired in 2006 after 30 years... MORE

Shelley Rigger is the Brown Associate Professor of Political Science at Davidson College. She is the author of two books on Taiwan politics, "Politics in... MORE

Dr. Jake Rinaldi is a defense analyst in the China Landpower Studies Center within the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Dr.... MORE

Matthew P. Robertson is a research fellow in the China Program at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and a doctoral student in political science... MORE

Muhyadin Ahmed Roble is a Somali journalist who writes for SomaliaReport and AfricaNews as a correspondent based in Nairobi.

Luke Rodeheffer is a cybersecurity researcher and expert with a decade worth of experience researching cyber issues in Eastern Europe. He speaks Russian, Turkish, and... MORE

Dr. Pablo A. Rodríguez-Merino is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. His research explores political... MORE

Duncan Rogers is a graduate of King’s College London and currently works for the International Affairs Department of Royal United Services Institute. He has over... MORE

Nadège Rolland is Senior Fellow for political and security affairs at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). Her research focuses mainly on China's foreign and... MORE

William D. Rollnick is the former chairman of Mattel, Inc., board director, member of their Executive Committee and chairman of their Audit Committee. He is... MORE

Dr. Scott N. Romaniuk is a Newton International Fellow of the British Academy and a Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security at University... MORE

David Romano is an assistant professor of International Studies at Rhodes College. He is the author of "The Kurdish Nationalist Movement" (2006, Cambridge University Press),... MORE

Johnsen Romero is a Yenching Scholar and former public servant. He is a researcher for the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy.

Mikhail Roshchin is a Senior Research Analyst at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Ed Ross is the President and CEO of EWRoss International LLC, a company that provides global consulting services to clients in the international defense marketplace.... MORE

Jonathan Ross-Harrington is an analyst for the Intelligence and Terrorism Analysis Group at Applied Marine Technologies Inc (AMTI) and a specialist in Asia-Pacific security and... MORE

Morris Rossabi is the author of Khubilai Khan and numerous other books on China and Mongolia. His latest book, Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars... MORE

Igor Rotar is an expert on security, ethnic and religious trends in the North Caucasus and Central Asia. He has previously written for Nezavisimaya Gazeta,... MORE

Viola Rothschild is a PhD student in political science at Duke University. You can follow her on Twitter @vrothsch.

Animesh Roul is the executive director of the New Delhi-based policy research group Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict. He specializes in counterterrorism, radical... MORE

Richard Rousseau, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in international relations at the University of Georgia and columnist for the newspaper The Georgian Times (www.geotimes.ge).

Adam Rousselle is an author and researcher whose areas of focus include geopolitics, political economy, and non-state actors. He is currently an editor and contributor... MORE

Aris Roussinos is a journalist and analyst with a specific focus on north-eastern Syria.

Dr. Denny Roy is an Asian security analyst based in Honolulu.

Vasili Rukhadze holds an M.A. in political science from the City University of New York and a Ph.D. in political science from Kent State University.... MORE

Andreas Rupprecht is an aviation journalist. He has written several books on China’s military aviation, including “Flashpoint China” and “Modern Chinese Warplanes”.  

Dr. Michael W. S. Ryan is an independent consultant and researcher on Middle Eastern security issues and a Senior Fellow at the Jamestown Foundation. He... MORE

Serik Rymbetov is a long-time expert on the countries of Central Asia.

Captain (ret.) Andrii Ryzhenko is a former officer in the Ukrainian Navy. He retired from the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the rank of Navy... MORE

Ayaz Rzayev is a Baku-based analyst covering issues of regional security in the South Caucasus.

Gulmira Rzayeva is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies (SAM), Azerbaijan, as well as a Research Associate at the Oxford Institute... MORE

Juha Saarinen is a researcher focusing on violent Islamism and Middle Eastern politics. He currently works at the Finnish Middle East Consulting Group and the... MORE

Anabel Saba is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Maryland-College Park, where she is pursuing a dual major in Government & Politics with... MORE

Giray Sadik received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Georgia. Dr. Sadik's research interests include U.S.-Turkish relations, transatlantic relations, foreign policy-domestic politics... MORE