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is a former vice president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service.

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is director of the Centre for Iraq Studies.

is a management consultant.

is a leading expert on European and Asian security.

is an expert in national security and foreign policy.

is a professor of economics in Italy.

is the executive director of the Mongolia Development Strategy Institute.

is an expert in education and social policy.

is chief strategy officer and head of global policy at Circle.

was a naval intelligence officer for 30 years.

specializes in military history.

is the academic director of the expert group European Dialogue.

is a law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in Malibu, California.

is a European public affairs manager.

is a Czech economist, banker and commentator.

is a professor of Russian Studies at Uppsala University.

is a professor at the Atomic Institute of TU Wien.

is a member of Russian Public Policy Center.

is a former journalist in Indonesia.

is a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

is editor of the Index of Economic Freedom.

is a former national security advisor.

runs the Kohlrieser Leadership Institute.

is a politician, political scientist and historian.

is a retired Polish general.

is a former professor of economics.

teaches at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) in Bologna.

is a member of the management of Industrie- und Finanzkontor.

is the founder of GIS.

is an investment director in the biotech fund of M Ventures.

is a former Member of the House of Commons.

directs The Heritage's Asian Studies Center.

is professor emeritus of sociology at Florida International University.

is a senior lecturer in economics.

is the founder of Biocognitive Science.

is a political, social and economic researcher.

is a former Israeli diplomat.

is a professor of international relations.

is a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation.

is a Senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute.

was French Defence Minister and Ambassador.

directs the Istituto Bruno Leoni.

is the founder and director of Liberty Institute.

is the founder and CEO of Crystol Energy.

is an expert in Middle Eastern affairs.

specializes in Asia-Pacific geopolitics.

is an international security advisor.

is a historian and political writer.

is an African affairs expert.

is a delegate for strategic dialogues.

chairs Palermo Strategic Consulting LLC.

is director of the Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia at the Hudson Institute.

is an associate professor of Political Science.

teaches at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

is an expert on U.S.-South American relations.

is the founder, president & CEO of i2Co.

is a former Minister for the Republic of Kosovo.

heads the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center.

is a professor of economics.

is an independent advisor on Asian Affairs.

is a former foreign correspondent.

is an investment and banking professional.

is a researcher in Heritage's Asian Studies Center.

is a senior international relations professional.

is an expert in Latin American affairs.

is head of research at EUCERS/CASSIS, University of Bonn.

is a Czech politician and former senator.

is an Asian affairs expert.

is an Austrian diplomat.

is an economist and researcher.

is a senior associate at the EIAS.

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