Subhaan Siddiq is completing a degree in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Birmingham.

Sandra Malone is a Master's candidate in Media and International Conflict at the Clinton Institute, University College. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in English and History at Carlow College, St Patrick’s where she studied for a semester at Francis Marion University, South Carolina. Sandra’s specialist interests are in humanitarian issues, particularly regarding refugees and climate change, as well as conflict in the Middle East.

Caoimhe Mahon is an M.A. graduate in Media and International Conflict from the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin.

Monique Camarra is based at the University of Siena. She is the co-founder and co-host of the Kremlin File, a weekly podcast about Russia and the spread of authoritarianism around the world.

Cedric Terrasson is a Master's candidate in Media and International Conflict at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. He previously studied at the University of Freiburg, Germany. His specialist interests include French-US relations and questions of militarism, patriotism, and national identity in US sports.

Brian Whitaker is the former Middle East editor of The Guardian and the creator of the al-Bab site. His new e-book is “Denying the Obvious: Chemical Weapons and the Information War Over Syria”.

Dr Simona Guerra is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Surrey. Her main research interests focus on public Euroscepticism, politics and religion, Central and Eastern European politics, and corruption and informality.

Deepa Parent is an author, journalist, and Master's graduate of the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. She has worked at Times Television Network and Deccan Chronicle.

Donatella Bonansinga is a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Birmingham, working at the intersection between political science, international relations, and political psychology, She is currently researching how left-wing populists construct (in)security.