Meet our diverse roster of international experts, thought leaders, and practitioners. Discover the unique insights and experiences each guest brings to our discussions on global risk, security, and geopolitics.
In 2014, Norma Bastidas a single-mother, a survivor of sexual violence, human trafficking and ultra athlete broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Triathlon after swimming, biking and running 3,762 miles (6,054 km) from Cancún, Mexico to Washington, D.C. She views this incredible athletic feat as a metaphor for the incredible trials faced every day…
Pashtana Durrani is an Afghan feminist, activist, and educator. At a very young age she founded LEARN Afghanistan, which is the first-ever digital school network to be present in Afghanistan. After the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, Pashtana was forced into exile, like so many other people trying to escape the many new risks…
Dr Neil Melvin is Director International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). His current research is focused on emerging international security dynamics in key regions around the world, notably Europe and Eurasia, the Gulf and Middle East, East Africa and the Horn, and the Indo-Pacific. Prior to joining RUSI, Dr Melvin was…
Senior Expert Consultant, Oslo Leading the McKinsey work on Resilient Leadership & Top Team Effectiveness in Norway Erik is a Medical Doctor, Military Psychiatrist and former Commander in the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has served as a senior officer in the Armed Forces both in Norway and abroad in close cooperation with allied countries as…
Michiel Kruyt is a board room consultant with deep expertise in top team development, performance transformations and leadership development. He has been the CEO of IMAGINE, an advisory firm focused on creating purpose driven future fit visions, culture and leadership. Michiel had a fifteen-year career at McKinsey and Co, where he was a partner focusing…
Aisha Jumaan, MPH, PhD, is an independent consultant coordinating health projects in Yemen. Dr Jumaan has over 30 years of experience in public health, including in viral vaccine preventable diseases, cancer research, maternal & child health and nutrition, and women in development. She managed the HPV vaccine project for Path and worked with the US…
Serap Dalmizrak is a risk expert and management consultant at 2Secure. She has a Masters degree from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), specialising in International Management. She has contributed to this episode on the Turkey-Syria Earthquake and on this episode about the October 2024 terrorist attack in Turkey.
Michael Schuman is a nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and an author and journalist with more than 25 years of experience in Asia. Currently a contributing writer to The Atlantic, he was previously a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine. His most recent book is Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the…
DAVID QUAMMEN is an American author and journalist whose seventeen books include The Song of the Dodo (1996), The Reluctant Mr. Darwin (2006), Spillover (2012), and The Tangled Tree (2018). His most recent book, Breathless (2022), describes the scientific effort to trace the origins and evolution of the Covid-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, and to combat the…
An award-winning journalist, Gustavo has extensive experience covering Brazilian politics and international affairs. He has been featured across Brazilian and French media outlets and in 2017 founded The Brazilian Report, an English-language website covering Brazilian politics and economy. He holds a master’s degree in Political Science and Latin American studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris….
