Juha Saarinen is a researcher focusing on violent Islamism and Middle Eastern politics. He currently works at the Finnish Middle East Consulting Group and the... MORE

Giray Sadik received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Georgia. Dr. Sadik's research interests include U.S.-Turkish relations, transatlantic relations, foreign policy-domestic politics... MORE

Sagatom Saha is an independent energy policy analyst based in Washington, D.C. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Defense One, Fortune, Scientific American and... MORE

Zabikhulla Saipov is an independent Central Asian researcher with no political or institutional affiliation. The views are the author’s own.

Vijay Sakhuja, Ph.D., is Director (Research) at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi.

Shanti Salas is a private sector risk consultant who has advised companies on compliance matters for over 15 years. His area of focus is Brazil... MORE

Syed Saleem Shahzad is the Karachi bureau chief for Asia Times.

Mohamed Redzuan Salleh is a Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is concurrently pursuing his... MORE

Mohammad Salman is Ph.D. research fellow at the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). His research focuses on Strategic Hedging... MORE

Jean-Loup Samaan is a researcher in the Middle East Department of the NATO Defense College (Italy).

Jean-Loup is a researcher at the NATO Defense College (Rome, Italy). He holds a PhD in political science from the University of Paris - La... MORE

Mykhailo Samus is a Deputy Director for Foreign Affairs at the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies, in Ukraine.

Peter Sandby-Thomas is a full-time lecturer in Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and research co-ordinator for the Institute for the Study of... MORE

Ben Sando is a research fellow at Doublethink Lab and a master’s student in Asian Studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. A 2023... MORE

Elizabeth Santoro is a Researcher at the Center for the Study of Targeted Killing who is about to receive a degree in Political Science from... MORE

Łukasz Sarek is a China market analyst and consultant. He is also a researcher at the Asia Research Centre, Centre for Security Studies, War Studies... MORE

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Ryskeldi Satke is a freelance contributor with research institutions and news organizations in the United States, Central Asia, Caucasus and Turkey.

Ambassador Peter Yoshiyasu Sato served as the Japanese Ambassador to Beijing from 1995 to 1998. He is currently the vice president of Japan-China Friendship Association... MORE

Anvar Sattori is an expert on Tajikistan and security issues in Central Asia.

Dr. Phillip Saunders is Director of the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, part of the National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic... MORE

Yevgen Sautin currently works in the finance sector. He received an M.A. from the University of Chicago and speaks and reads Chinese and Russian. Mr.... MORE

Nikita Savkov is an analyst with the Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies in Minsk, Belarus. He holds a BA in Sinology from Belarusian... MORE

Julie Sawyer is a Research Assistant at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Abdul Sayed has a master’s degree in political science from Lund University, Sweden, and is now an independent researcher focused on jihadism and the Af-Pak... MORE

A. R. Sayyid is the editor of The Somali War Monitor Blog https://www.somaliwarmonitor.wordpress.com

Chad Sbragia is a Research Staff Member at the Institute for Defense Analyses. He was the inaugural Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China and... MORE

Ashley Scarfo is a Senior Intelligence Analyst at a multinational risk management firm who produces bespoke intelligence for clients across a wide variety of industries.... MORE

Ahren Schaefer is a Foreign Affairs Research Analyst at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

Olexander Scherba, formerly Ukraine’s Ambassador to Austria, is Senior Advisor to Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned energy company.

Michael Scheuer served in the CIA for 22 years before resigning in 2004. He served as the Chief of the bin Laden Unit at the... MORE

Benjamin L. Schmitt, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Project Development Scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, where he focuses on the development of... MORE

Charles Schmitz is a specialist on Yemen and Arab political economy at Towson University, Baltimore, MD.

Rachel Schneller is a diplomat in residence at the Council on Foreign Relations. She joined the State Department in 2001 as a Foreign Service Officer... MORE

Clive Schofield, Ph.D., is QEII Research Fellow and Associate Professor at the Australian Centre for Ocean Resource and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia, where... MORE

Matt Schrader was the Editor-in-Chief of the China Brief at The Jamestown Foundation. In addition to his position at Jamestown, he is also an analyst... MORE

Edward Schwarck is a Visiting Fellow at the Council on Strategic and Wargaming Studies in Taiwan. He completed this research as WSD Handa Fellow at... MORE

Stephen Schwartz is a frequent commentator on terrorism and related issues in national periodicals and websites. He is also the author of nine books on... MORE

Kevin Schwartz is a research analyst at an Asia-focused financial services company and an independent geopolitics writer based in New York. His research focuses on... MORE

Emanuele Scimia is an independent journalist and geopolitical analyst. He is a contributor to Eurasia Daily Monitor and a guest columnist with the South China... MORE

Dr. Andrew Scobell is Associate Professor of International Affairs at the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.... MORE

Emma Scott is an Affiliate Researcher to the Centre for Chinese Studies in Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is also a Defense and Security Freelance... MORE

Kevin C. Scott is the Center Administrator of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution.

James Scott is an expert on Central Asian security issues.

Alexander Sehmer is the editor of the Jamestown Foundation's Terrorism Monitor. He works as a journalist and consultant, and is the co-founder of the political... MORE

Katharina Seibel is a Beijing-based research intern with the China and Global Security Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Thomas Sesin studied Chinese at Franklin and Marshall College and spent a semester at Beijing Foreign Language Studies University. He is currently writing a book... MORE

Petra Ševčíková is a Sinologist and IR specialist, and recently became a non-residential fellow with Sinopsis.cz, where she focuses on PRC united front and propaganda... MORE

Born in Kabul-Afghanistan, Wali Shaaker is an adjunct policy analyst with RAND Corporation. He has served as an Associate Professor at Defense Language Institute, as... MORE

Tayyab Ali Shah is a free lance political and policy analyst. He is a Pashtun from Pakistan and has Masters degrees in Political Science, Business... MORE

Nadeem Shah is a journalist, counter-terrorism researcher and author of a research book Saraiki Region: Roots of Radicalization, which exposes militant networks in Saraiki region... MORE

Adrian Shahbaz is a freelance Middle East analyst and contributing writer at Fair Observer, an international affairs website.

Fuad Shahbazov is an independent foreign affairs analyst. He is mainly focused on Russian foreign and military policy, and the South Caucasus.

Yunis Sharifli is a research fellow at the Central Asia Barometer. His research areas cover Chinese foreign policy in the context of Beijing’s relations with... MORE

Farkhad Sharip is an independent journalist who lives in Alma-Aty, Kazakhstan.

Nina Shea was the director of the Washington-based Center for Religious Freedom of Freedom House.

Mohammad Shehzad is an independent researcher in Pakistan with years of experience reporting on jihadi groups.

Shen Dingli is a professor and Director of Center for American Studies at Fudan University. He is also the Executive Dean of Fudan’s Institute of... MORE

Puma Shen (沈伯洋) serves as a legislator in the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan and holds the position of chairperson at Doublethink Lab. Additionally, Shen is... MORE

Nathaniel Sher is a senior research analyst at Carnegie China, where he researches China’s foreign policy and U.S.-China relations. His writings have appeared in Foreign... MORE

Justin Sherman (@jshermcyber) is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and a research fellow at the Tech, Law & Security Program... MORE

Eric Y. Shibuya is Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at the Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University and a longtime specialist on Oceania. His... MORE

Dr. Yitzhak Shichor is Professor of East Asian Studies and Political Science at the University of Haifa, and Senior Fellow, the Harry S Truman Research... MORE

Erich Shih is currently the Washington Bureau Chief of TVBS Network, a leading cable news channel in Taiwan. From 2003-2004, he was a Visiting Fellow... MORE

Victor Shih is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. His areas of expertise are Chinese political economy, banking reforms, and privatization.

Takuya Shimodaira, JMSDF Captain, is currently the first JMSDF Liaison Officer assigned as an International Fellow at the Naval War College. He earned an MA... MORE

During his 37 years at the Department of State, David Shinn served as Desk Officer for Somalia, Djibouti, and assistant for Ethiopia, State Department coordinator... MORE

Zaur Shiriyev is an Academy Associate at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London. He was a senior research fellow at ADA... MORE

Murad Batal al-Shishani is an Islamic groups and terrorism issues analyst based in London. He is a specialist on Islamic Movements in the Middle East... MORE

Shin Shoji graduated from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He currently works as the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Analyst for NHK... MORE

Dr. Umud Shokri is a Washington-based energy diplomacy and energy security analyst, and an analyst at Gulf State Analytics (GSA), currently serving as a Visiting... MORE

Aaron Shraberg is a Research Associate with DGI's Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis. His work focuses on China's science and technology policies, research and... MORE

Artyom Shraibman is a Belarusian political analyst and a contributor for TUT.BY and Carnegie.ru. Artyom is a founder of Sense Analytics, a consultancy agency that provides comprehensive... MORE

Vadim Shtepa is the editor-in-chief of Region.Expert (www.region.expert), the only independent media outlet on Russian regionalism and federalism. He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism... MORE

Gregory Shtraks is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the University of Washington where he is writing a dissertation on Sino-Russian and Sino-Kazakh relations.

Stephen Shue is Senior Researcher of Boodc, a knowledge-based advisory firm in China

Sharif Shuja is Research Associate in the Global Terrorism Research Unit at Monash University in Australia.

Abubakar Siddique is a journalist with RFE/RL and the author of The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan (London:... MORE

Pascale Combelles Siegel is a Virginia-based independent defense consultant specializing in perception management.

Karla W. Simon is Chair of ICCSL and Affiliated Scholar at NYU’s US-Asia Law Institute. She is taking up a Visiting Scholar position at Harvard’s... MORE

Bhartendu Kumar Singh, Ph.D., is in the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)and serving on deputation with the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). The views expressed... MORE

Anita Inder Singh, a citizen of Sweden, has been a Founding Professor of the Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution in New Delhi. She has... MORE

Jasminder Singh is a Senior Analyst with the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of... MORE

Naina Singh is a Ph.D. Candidate at Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Her research focuses on the sub-national diplomacy... MORE

Julie Sirrs was the editor of the Terrorism Monitor. Prior to that, she was an analyst focusing on Central and South Asia for the Defense... MORE

Arseny Sivitsky is a military analyst and the Director of the Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies in Minsk.

Thomas M. Skypek is a Washington-based defense analyst who specializes in military transformation, deterrence and U.S. defense policy. He has supported research and analysis efforts... MORE

Michał Słowikowski is an associate professor at the Department of Political Systems of the University of Łódź, Poland, and researcher of its International Center for... MORE

Andrei Smirnov is an independent journalist covering the North Caucasus. He is based in Russia.

Anthony L. Smith is an Associate Research Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii. The views expressed in this article are those of... MORE

Myles G. Smith is an analyst and consultant based in Central Asia.

Jackson Smith is a research assistant at the RAND Corporation, where he focuses on Indo-Pacific security issues including Chinese influence operations and geopolitical strategic competition.

Peter Smith is an investigative journalist, photographer and researcher covering violent and extremist movements across the globe. He is a reporter with the Canadian Anti-Hate... MORE

Dr. Anton Smitsendonk is currently commissioner for Thailand and Indonesia in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and was previously Ambassador of the Netherlands to... MORE

Clinton I. Smullyan is the Chairman and CEO of Mosbacher Properties Group LLC, which is involved in real property development, ownership and management.

Olena Snigyr is the leading analyst at the Center for International Studies in the Hennadiy Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. From 2001 to 2017, she worked at... MORE

Scott Snyder is author of the newly-published China’s Rise and the Two Koreas and Director of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy at The Asia Foundation.... MORE

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Camilla T. N. Soerensen is a research fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She is currently a visiting research fellow... MORE

Leonid Sokolv is Ukrainian military analyst based in Kyiv.

Erika Solem is a Ph. D. Fellow at the Potomac Foundation where she supports the research efforts on the China’s 21st Century Strategic Arsenal project.... MORE

Derek Solen is a senior researcher at the U.S. Air Force’s China Aerospace Studies Institute. He was a civilian intelligence specialist in the U.S. Army.... MORE

Nodirbek Soliev is a PhD student at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He was a senior analyst... MORE

John Solomon is Head of Terrorism Research for World-Check, a provider of structured risk-related intelligence. He was formerly with the Centre for the Study of... MORE

Göktuğ Sönmez received his PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and is a visiting researcher at the Center for Middle... MORE

Robert Soutar is Managing Editor of Diálogo Chino, based in London. He holds an MSc in Comparative Politics (Latin America) and a BA in Hispanic... MORE

Dan Southerland is the Vice President of Programming and Executive Editor of Radio Free Asia (RFA). Prior to joining RFA, he was The Washington Post's... MORE

Robert Troy Souza is a Middle East Research Analyst at the Center for the Study of Targeted Killing. He is also an Assistant Managing Editor for... MORE

Ebi Spahiu is a human rights activist and an analyst of Western Balkans and Central Asian affairs, currently based in Tirana, Albania. She has worked... MORE

Currently one of The Jamestown Foundation's Board Members, US Air Force Brigadier General (ret) Robert Spalding is the former White House National Security Council senior... MORE

K. Joseph Spears has degrees in biology, economics and law and is a principal of the Horseshoe Bay Marine Group. He recently contributed to the... MORE

James Spencer is a retired infantry commander who specialised in low intensity conflict. He is a strategic analyst on political, security and trade issues of... MORE

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Alexandra St John Murphy is a Minsk-based analyst on Eastern Europe with a focus on Belarus and the EaP region. She is a visiting fellow... MORE

Trevor Stanley researches Islamic terrorism. He is the Editor of Perspectives on World History and Current Events

Maxim Starchak is a Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy of Queen’s University (Canada).

Jules Stewart is an author and freelance journalist based in London. During the 20 years he worked in Spain, he had frequent contact with ETA... MORE

Erik Stier is a freelance journalist based in Sana'a, Yemen. His work has appeared in Time, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor and... MORE

Robert Stiles earned his Master of Arts in History in 2007. He graduated from Angelo State University with a Master of Security Studies.

Harvey Stockwin has been reporting and analysing Asian developments since 1955. Currently he broadcasts a weekly 15-minute talk "Reflections From Asia" for Radio Television Hong... MORE

Ian Storey is Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore and the author of Southeast Asia and the Rise of China: The Search... MORE

Austin Strange is a researcher at the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) of the U.S. Naval War College and a research associate at AidData. He... MORE

Austin M. Strange is a Ph.D. student in Harvard University’s Department of Government and a Research Associate at AidData, a research and innovation lab of... MORE

Thomas Strouse is a Director at Foreign Reports Inc., an oil consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. At Foreign Reports, he contributes to the firm’s... MORE

Dr. Sergey Sukhankin is a Senior Fellow at The Jamestown Foundation, and an Advisor at Gulf State Analytics (Washington, D.C.). He received his PhD in... MORE

Sadia Sulaiman is a research analyst in World-Check's Terrorism and Insurgency Research Unit where she specializes on sub-state groups active in South and Central Asia.... MORE

Ruslanbek Sultanov is a freelance writer based in Chechnya who covers the security and human rights situation inside Chechnya.

Mr. Steven Y. Sun is currently the head China analyst for G7 Group, a Washington-based political and economic research and advisory firm.

Alexander Sungurov is Professor and Head of Applied Political Science in the Department of Political Science at the National Research University Higher School of Economics,... MORE

Robert Sutter is Professor of Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University. Sutter's government career (1968-2001) involved work on Asian... MORE

Mr. Swift is a doctoral candidate in the Center of International Studies at the University of Cambridge. His current research interests include the evolution of... MORE

Dr. Sykiyanen is a professor at the Institute of State and Law at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

Justyna Szczudlik, PhD, Deputy Head of Research, and China analyst with the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). Former Head of Asia-Pacific Program (2016-2021). She... MORE

David Szerlip received his MA in Asian Studies from the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University in May 2010. He has... MORE