Ranking
The experts found through podcasts, assessed on the 5 admission criteria. Experts found through books only are not scored yet.
G1Sample
Written voiceDo they write for the general public?
3 signed pieces for the public in 24 monthsBased on: Regular columnists and some guest writers of 16 newspapers in the UK, France and Germany, plus Substack and a web search for some experts98G2Partial
Spoken presenceDo they speak in public, on the record?
2 appearances in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances in the podcasts of the POC only3,512G3Partial
Commercial offeringDo they have something to sell?
1 book, paid offering, speaking or consultingBased on: New books since 2023 only2,977G4Partial
Institutional standingDo they hold a recognized position?
1 position at a university, think tank, institute or regulatorBased on: Positions confirmed by a source, or only stated on podcasts5,624G5Partial
Recent activityAre they active right now?
1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances only1,6258,681 experts
Export CSV| # | Person | Role | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Criteria | Appearances (24 mo) | Podcasts | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Paolo Magri President of the ISPI Scientific Committee | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 15 | 4 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 402 | Gideon Rachman Chief foreign affairs commentator · Financial Times | Commentator | 4 / 5 | 15 | 9 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 403 | Nicolas Sarkozy Former President | Former official | 4 / 5 | 15 | 3 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 404 | Heather Mac Donald Author | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 15 | 15 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 405 | Alastair Campbell | Former official | 4 / 5 | 15 | 13 | Sep 5, 2026 | |||||
| 406 | Christian Mölling Senior adviser at the European Policy Centre | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 15 | 6 | Sep 8, 2026 | |||||
| 407 | Jan Blomgren Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 15 | 4 | Sep 19, 2026 | |||||
| 408 | Bruno Cardoso Reis Geopolitical expert · ISCTE-IUL | Academic | 3 / 5 | 15 | 6 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 409 | Sakine Madon Author · Uppsala Nya Tidning | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 15 | 7 | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||
| 410 | Rafał Chwedoruk Political scientist · Université de Varsovie | Academic | 3 / 5 | 15 | 7 | May 1, 2026 | |||||
| 411 | Bérénice Levet Philosopher | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 15 | 2 | Jul 9, 2026 | |||||
| 412 | Ulrike Franke Senior Policy Fellow · ECFR | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 15 | 11 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 413 | Hanna Cichy Head of the economic department · Polityka Insight | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 15 | 1 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 414 | Julia Cydejko Senior energy analyst · Polityka Insight | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 15 | 2 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 415 | Krystyna Pawłowicz Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 15 | 1 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 416 | Aldo Cazzullo | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 15 | 4 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 417 | Hans-Georg Maaßen Former president of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution | Former official | 3 / 5 | 15 | 8 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 418 | Laurie Santos Psychology professor · Yale | Academic | 3 / 5 | 15 | 12 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 419 | Ludivine Gilli Director · Observatoire Amérique du Nord à la Fondation Jean Jaurès | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 15 | 4 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 420 | Noah Leidinger OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 15 | 9 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 421 | Yvonnick Denoël Historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 15 | 3 | Jul 8, 2026 | |||||
| 422 | George Conway Congressional candidate | Lawyer | 2 / 5 | 15 | 16 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 423 | Philipp Klöckner SpaceX investor and tech analyst | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 15 | 9 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 424 | Bridget Phetasy Spectator World contributing editor | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 15 | 11 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 425 | Esther Palomera Assistant to the director · elDiario.es | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 15 | 3 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 426 | Jon B. Alterman CSIS | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 15 | 2 | May 22, 2025 | |||||
| 427 | Michael Lebowitz Portfolio manager | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 15 | 1 | Aug 8, 2026 | |||||
| 428 | Amos Harel Haaretz military affairs analyst | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 15 | 3 | Jun 8, 2026 | |||||
| 429 | Lionel Shriver Spectator contributor · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 15 | 8 | Mar 24, 2026 | |||||
| 430 | Ed Yardeni Wall Street voice | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 15 | 10 | Sep 20, 2026 | |||||
| 431 | Mark Zandi Chief Economist · Moody's Analytics | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 15 | 6 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 432 | Rory Sutherland | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 15 | 15 | Aug 1, 2026 | |||||
| 433 | Jason Buttrill Chief researcher · Glenn Beck | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 15 | 2 | Mar 13, 2026 | |||||
| 434 | Jana Puglierin Head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 14 | 12 | Jul 7, 2026 | |||||
| 435 | Kenneth Manusama America expert | Academic | 5 / 5 | 14 | 11 | Jun 17, 2026 | |||||
| 436 | Ali Ansari Professor · University of St Andrews | Academic | 5 / 5 | 14 | 13 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 437 | Mark Galeotti Historian and Russia-watcher · RUSI | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 14 | Aug 24, 2026 | |||||
| 438 | Gerald Knaus Migration expert · ESI | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 14 | 13 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 439 | Herfried Münkler Political scientist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 12 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 440 | Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy PhD in American studies, specialist in political discourse · Sciences Po Paris | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 6 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 441 | Remco Breuker Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 11 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 442 | Allan Klynne | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 3 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 443 | Bertrand Badie Emeritus professor · Sciences Po Paris | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 7 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 444 | Cal Newport Author | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 16 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 445 | Franco Cardini Emeritus professor of medieval history · Istituto italiano di Scienze umane e sociali / Scuola normale superiore | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 4 | Sep 19, 2026 | |||||
| 446 | Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Former official | 3 / 5 | 14 | 8 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 447 | Justus Bender Author · F.A.S. | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 14 | 8 | Sep 13, 2026 | |||||
| 448 | Jamie Loftus Historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 449 | Anastasiia Lapatina Ukraine Fellow · Lawfare | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Jun 4, 2026 | |||||
| 450 | Ola Borten Moe Project director · Senterpartiet | Former official | 3 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Sep 29, 2026 |