The Globalist

Senior Economist, Deutsche Bank Stefan Bielmeier joined Deutsche Bank in 1996 and is currently senior economist at Deutsche Bank. Previously, he analyzed the behavior of the financial markets and developed econometric forecast models on the basis of these analyses. Within the bank’s Global Markets division he is the economist for Germany and forecasts all key […]

Contributing Editor, Newsweek International Stephen Glain is a contributing editor for Newsweek International. His book, “Mullahs, Merchants, and Militants: The Economic Collapse of the Arab World,” was named by “The Globalist” as the top book of 2004. From 1998 to 2001, Glain was “The Wall Street Journal’s” Middle East correspondent based in Amman, Jordan. Prior […]

Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Stephen Flynn is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former member of the National Security Council. Mr. Flynn is a retired U.S. Coast Guard commander, and an expert on homeland security […]

Washington-based lawyer Susan Flaherty is Corporate and Tax Counsel, Roha & Flaherty, Washington, D.C. In addition to enjoying her law practice devoted to non-profit sector organizations worldwide, she has a keen interest in travel. Having visited over 25 countries, she has also pedaled over 20,000 miles on a bicycle in China, New Zealand, Europe, Canada […]

2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi arrived in Tehran when she was one year old — and has since been a resident of the Iranian capital. She completed her education at the Tehran University, studying at the Faculty of Law beginning in 1965. After Dr. Ebadi received her law degree, she began to serve […]

Research associate at the Worldwatch Institute Seth Dunn is a Research Associate and climate/energy team coleader at Worldwatch. He has coauthored four chapters in the State of the World annual, as well as Worldwatch Paper 138, Rising Sun, Gathering Winds: Policies to Stabilize the Climate and Strengthen Economies, Worldwatch Paper 151, Micropower: The Next Electrical […]

Director of the Emerging Economies Programme, the Foreign Policy Centre Seema Desai is director of the Emerging Economies Programme at the Foreign Policy Centre, a London-based think tank launched under the patronage of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The programme examines the consequences of the economic and political ascent of China and India in the […]

Business author and journalist Stuart Crainer is a business author and journalist based in the United Kingdom. His books include, “Key Management Ideas,” “The Management Century,” “The Ultimate Business Library,” and “The Tom Peters Phenomenon.” Mr. Crainer writes for The Times of London and the American Management Association’s MWorld. He is also a frequent contributor […]

Freelance writer Suzanne Charlé is a freelance writer and editor based in New York, who has focused much of her professional effort towards work on Asia. In addition to the Ford Foundation Report, her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation and the International Herald Tribune. Currently, she is working on a […]

U.S. Congressman Sherrod Brown is currently running for the U.S. Senate as a representative of Ohio. Since being elected to represent Ohio’s 13th Congressional District in 1992, Sherrod Brown has positioned himself as one of Congress’ most respected voices on domestic and international health care and trade policy. He is the author of “Congress from […]