Richard Byrne

Editor and writer Richard Byrne lives in Washington, DC. He is an editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education. His writing has been published in the The Guardian, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The American Prospect and on Time magazine’s web site. He was also a contributing writer for New York Press and the Boston […]

Read more »

Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Senior Correspondent and Associate Editor, Washington Post Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a senior correspondent and associate editor of the Washington Post. He is the author of Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan (Knopf, 2012). From 2009 to 2011, he reported on the war in Afghanistan for The Post, traveling extensively through the southern […]

Read more »

Richard Oliver Collin

Professor, Coastal Carolina University After an early career as an intelligence officer serving in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Richard Oliver Collin earned a doctorate in politics at Oxford University. While continuing to travel widely, he now divides his time between South Carolina, where he teaches politics at Coastal Carolina University, and East […]

Read more »

Robin Cook

Former British Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House Mr Cook was born on February 28, 1946 and studied English Literature at Edinburgh University. Mr. Cook first became a Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central between 1974 and 1983. He is currently MP for Livingston in Scotland. He became Mr. Blair’s foreign affairs spokesman in […]

Read more »

Robert Cooper

Director General of External and Politico-Military Affairs for the Council of the European Union. Robert Cooper is the Director General of External and Politico-Military Affairs for the Council of the European Union. Mr. Cooper is one of Britain’s most senior diplomats — and one of the most prominent strategic thinkers within the EU Council. Perviously, […]

Read more »

Rachel DeWoskin

Professor, Boston University Rachel DeWoskin is currently a professor of writing at Boston University. She spent six years in China as a corporate consultant and soap opera actress. Her first book, “Foreign Babes in Beijing,” details her life as an expatriate in China. Rachel DeWoskin has published work in the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, the […]

Read more »

Robert L. Dilenschneider

Founder and Principal of the Dilenschneider Group Robert L. Dilenschneider formed The Dilenschneider Group in October 1991. Prior to forming his own firm, Mr. Dilenschneider served as president and chief executive officer of Hill and Knowlton, Inc. from 1986 to 1991. He has counseled major corporations, professional groups, trade associations and educational institutions, and has […]

Read more »

Rudiger Dornbusch

Ford Professor of Economics and International Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The late Rudi Dornbusch was the Ford Professor of Economics and International Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 1971. Mr. Dornbusch’s served in a number of capacities in his […]

Read more »

Robert Dreyfuss

Journalist Robert Dreyfuss works as an independent journalist who specializes in magazine features, profiles and investigative stories in the areas of politics and national security. For the last decade, Mr. Dreyfuss has been writing for “Rolling Stone” and he currently covers national security for the magazine’s National Affairs section. He is also a contributing editor […]

Read more »

Richard Florida

Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University Richard Florida is the Hirst Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Previously, he was the Heinz Professor of Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon University, and has been a visiting professor at MIT and Harvard […]

Read more »