Issa Adeli
Independent researcher, Ph.D. Candidate of International Relations at the University of Tehran
Aidar Amrebayev
Head of the Center for Applied Political Science and International Studies, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Chief Researcher of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science (Kazakhstan)
Mykola Bielieskov
Research Fellow, National Institute for Strategic Studies (Ukraine)
Tor Bukkvoll
Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Dusan Dakovic
Energy expert (Serbia)
Anatolii Demeshchuk
PhD, an international observer in National News Agency of Ukraine – Ukrinform; an expert of Analytical center of Balkan researches EX-Yu
Plamen Dimitrov
Bulgarian Geopolitical Society
Askat Dukenbayev
Political scientist, Ph.D., an independent Kyrgyz researcher living in the United States
Emilbek Dzhuraev
PhD, a political scientist in Bishkek, a Program director at Soros Foundation (Kyrgyzstan)
Alisher Ilkhamov
Uzbek expert, sociologist, Research Associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Gyorgy Ilyash
Foreign policy professional with special expertise in Russian and Ukrainian affairs. Research focus: EU-Russia relations, Eastern Partnership, economic relations. Expert in Russian history, politics and strategic thinking, works on political processes in the post-Soviet space; explores the transformation of Russian and Ukrainian foreign policy.
Yury Fedorov
Professor, Expert in Russian foreign and security policy, author of the books Russia between Fascism and Disintegration and Hybrid War A La Russe
Bahauddin Foizee
A columnist and risk analyst whose insights have been published in The Diplomat, The National Interest, Asia Times, Tribune Content Agency, Geopolitical Monitor, and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), among others
Zlatko Hadžidedić
Associate Professor, PhD, Director, The Center for Nationalism Studies (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Stephen Hall
Dr. Stephen Hall, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath (United Kingdom)
Filip Haugland
Independent Consultant, defence and EU affairs
Pavel Havlicek
Research Fellow of Association for International Affairs (AMO) Research Centre. His research focus is on Eastern Europe, especially Ukraine and Russia, and the Eastern Partnership.
Faredun Hodizoda
Independent expert on the Middle East, religious extremism
Rusif Huseynov
Co-founder and Director of Topchubashov Center (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Bosko Jaksic
Foreign policy expert (Serbia)
Wilfried Jilge
Expert on Eastern Europe and Mediation Adviser Ukraine at the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF)/Berlin. Associate fellow of German Council on Foreign Relations/DGAP
Can Kasapoğlu
Security and Defense Studies Program Director at The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM) (Turkey)
Adil Kaukenov
Political scientist and orientalist, head of the Center for Chinese Studies “China Center” (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Nodar Kharshiladze
Co-founder of Georgian Strategic Analysis Center, former First Deputy Minister of Defense and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Andrzej Klimczyk
Expert, Georgian Strategic Analysis Center, former Political Officer in the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia
Paweł Kost
Energy Issues Expert, Ph.D., Contributor to Defence24.pl (Poland)
Kateryna Krasina
Kateryna Krasina is an affiliated Junior Fellow at NGRN specializing in European and Asian Regional Studies. Her research focuses on the political, economic, logistical, and security dimensions of Europe–Asia cooperation.
She has gained experience through internships at the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia, the Honorary Consulate of France in Lviv, the Transatlantic Dialogue Center, the University of Ottawa, and under the supervision of the Chairman of the PACE Migration Committee. In these positions, she developed expertise in international relations, policy analysis, migration and security studies, regional development, and public diplomacy.
Kateryna holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and is currently continuing her studies in Public Administration at Central European University in Vienna.
Wang Li
Professor of Security and Diplomacy at Jilin University (China), research fellow at the Centre for Global Security & Governance at University of Aberdeen
Mahammad Mammadov
Research fellow at Topchubashov Center (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Gulkhanim Mammadova
Research fellow at the Topchubashov Center (Azerbaijan) with a focus on gender studies, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation. She received her BA in Political Sciences from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2015–2019), and MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the Social Sciences University of Ankara (2019 – 2021). She has also taken a graduate certificate course in conflict analyses and mediation at the University of San Diego in 2023
Michał Marek
PhD student, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Author of the book Operation Ukraine. Disinformation campaigns, narratives, operation methods of Russian propaganda centers against the Ukraine, 2014-2019. Leader of the counter-disinformation project – InfoWarfare
Ruben Mehrabyan
Political expert at Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (Yerevan, Armenia)
Parviz Mullojanov
Political scientist and independent researcher from Tajikistan, Ph.D., currently working at Uppsala University (Sweden)
Murad Muradov
Co-founder, Deputy Director of The Topchubashov Center (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Anar Musabaeva
An independent political analyst and author (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Igor Novakovic
Director of research at The International and Security Affairs Centre – ISAC Fund (Serbia)
Darko Obradovic
Program Manager of the Center for Strategic Analysis (Serbia)
Benyamin Poghosyan
Chairman, Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies (Yerevan, Armenia)
Marianna Prysiazhniuk
Journalist (Glavcom.ua, StopFake)
Rauf Rajabov
Orientalist, Head of the Analytical Center 3RD VIEW (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Yavor Raychev
Diplomat, International Relations and security analyst (Bulgaria)
Sherali Rizoyon
Candidate of political sciences, independent analyst (Tajikistan)
Andrii Rudyk
PhD in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Political Analyst
Agil Rustamzade
Military Expert (Azerbaijan)
Ayaz Rzayev
Research fellow at the Topchubashov Center (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Marko Savkovic
Executive Director of the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence
Kateryna Shymkevych
PhD in Historical Sciences and Associated Professor (Docent) in the Zaporizhzhia Institute of Economics and Informational Technologies, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, an expert of Analytical center of Balkan researches EX-Yu
Oula Silvennoinen
PhD, historian, Research Fellow of the Academy of Finland, University of Helsinki
Jan Šír
Assistant Professor, Department of Russian and East European Studies, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic)
Arseny Sivitsky
The Co-Founder and Director of Minsk-based Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies, Belarusian security and foreign policy analyst, focusing on international and regional security, strategic affairs, Russia and Eurasia, etc.
Vassil Sotirov
Ph.D., Bulgarian Journalist, Vice President, European Journalists Association (the communication network)
Farkhod Tolipov
Director of a non-state scientific institution Bilim Karvoni (Caravan of Knowledge), PhD in political science (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Inna Toropenko
With a master’s degree in international law from Yaroslav Mydryi National Law University, Inna has worked as a chief specialist, interned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and fought for the protection of human rights during armed conflicts in Ukraine.
Oleksandra Tsekhanovska
Head, Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group, Ukraine Crisis Media Center
Kivanç Ulusoy
Professor of International Relations, Istanbul University
Gela Vasadze
Regional programs director, Georgian Strategic Analysis Center
Ilian Vassilev
Diplomat, political analyst, energy expert (Bulgaria)
Joel Vederas
Intern. Joel recently graduated with a B.A. in Politics, History and Economics from The King’s University in Alberta, Canada. He is interested in international events around the globe, with a focus on global trade and conflict
