Ranking
Selected experts are assessed on 5 criteria. Criteria marked “next version” will be computed once their sources are added.
G1Next version
Written voiceDo they write for the general public?
3 long-form pieces in 24 monthsG2Computed
Spoken presenceDo they speak in public, on the record?
2 appearances in 24 months3,554G3Next version
Commercial offeringDo they have something to sell?
1 book, paid offering, speaking or consultingG4Computed
Institutional standingDo they hold a recognized position?
1 position at a university, think tank, institute or regulator5,815G5Computed
Recent activityAre they active right now?
1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 months1,643589 people
Export CSV| # | Person | Role | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Criteria | Appearances (24 mo) | Podcasts | Dernier passage |
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| 51 | Ben Hodges former Commanding General · US Army Europe | Former official | · | · | 3 / 5 | 21 | 17 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||
| 52 | Ben Wallace Secretary of State for Defence · UK Government | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jan 7, 2026 | |||
| 53 | Ben Weyts | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | May 6, 2026 | |||
| 54 | Bernard Hudson counterterrorism · CIA | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Jan 3, 2025 | |||
| 55 | Bertrand Badré Ancien directeur général · Banque mondiale | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | May 19, 2025 | |||
| 56 | Bertrand Besancenot Expert du Moyen-Orient | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Sep 25, 2023 | |||
| 57 | Beth Sanner former PDB briefer to President Trump · intelligence community | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Mar 13, 2025 | |||
| 58 | Bill Clinton | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Jun 2, 2025 | |||
| 59 | Bjørn Bisserup tidl. forsvarschef · PensionDanmark | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jun 14, 2023 | |||
| 60 | Bogusław Samol generał broni · Wojsko Polskie | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||
| 61 | Boris Bondarev former Russian diplomat | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jan 11, 2023 | |||
| 62 | Boris Johnson former PM · The Spectator | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 16 | 15 | Feb 26, 2026 | |||
| 63 | Bort Koelewijn oud-burgemeester · Bunschoten | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Oct 30, 2024 | |||
| 64 | Brian Deese economic adviser · Obama and Biden administrations | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 4 | Nov 2, 2024 | |||
| 65 | Bronisław Komorowski były prezydent | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Mar 12, 2026 | |||
| 66 | Bryan Lanza Former senior advisor · Donald Trump | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jan 30, 2026 | |||
| 67 | Burkard Hagspiel ehemaliger Werkleiter Stadtentwässerung · Stadtentwässerung Nürnberg | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Mar 29, 2023 | |||
| 68 | Carl Baudenbacher ehemaliger Präsident · EFTA-Gerichtshof | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 18, 2025 | |||
| 69 | Carlos Martínez Gorriarán author | Commentator | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jul 11, 2023 | |||
| 70 | Carsten Fjord-Larsen pensioneret flotilleadmiral | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Aug 27, 2026 | |||
| 71 | Catherine Ashton Außenpolitikchefin der EU · European Union | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Apr 8, 2026 | |||
| 72 | Cesare Damiano Partito Democratico | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | May 4, 2026 | |||
| 73 | Charles Clarke Labour Home Secretary | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Apr 4, 2026 | |||
| 74 | Charles Parton | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Oct 14, 2025 | |||
| 75 | Charles Spencer | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Sep 20, 2026 | |||
| 76 | Charlie Falconer Labour peer, former cabinet minister · London Drugs Commission | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Jul 5, 2025 | |||
| 77 | Chas Freeman Ambassador | Former official | · | · | 3 / 5 | 113 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||
| 78 | Chris Krebs cybersecurity official · Department of Homeland Security | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Apr 25, 2024 | |||
| 79 | Chris Patten Former Governor of Hong Kong | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Jun 20, 2025 | |||
| 80 | Chris Voss former Lead FBI Negotiator · Black Swan Group | Former official | · | · | 3 / 5 | 11 | 14 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||
| 81 | Chrissy Houlahan | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Apr 8, 2026 | |||
| 82 | Christian Lindner FDP-Chef · FDP | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 13 | 19 | Mar 3, 2026 | |||
| 83 | Christiana Figueres chief negotiator · Paris Agreement | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Mar 4, 2026 | |||
| 84 | Christianne van der Wal oud-minister | Former official | · | · | 3 / 5 | 8 | 5 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||
| 85 | Christophe van der Maat demissionair staatssecretaris · Defensie | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jun 23, 2023 | |||
| 86 | Christopher Kirchhoff former senior official · Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jul 9, 2024 | |||
| 87 | Christopher Mellon former deputy assistant secretary of Defense of Intelligence · Senate Intelligence Committee | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 2 | Aug 21, 2024 | |||
| 88 | Cindy Storer fd analytiker · CIA | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Oct 31, 2024 | |||
| 89 | Claire McCaskill Former Senator | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Feb 25, 2026 | |||
| 90 | Craig Murray ancien ambassadeur | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jan 8, 2025 | |||
| 91 | Dag Inge Fjeld analytiker og tidligere Frp-politiker | Academic | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Aug 4, 2025 | |||
| 92 | Dame Sally Davies UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, Chief Medical Officer · Department of Health | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jan 10, 2025 | |||
| 93 | Damien Vandermeersch avocat général à la Cour de cassation, professeur émérite à l'UCLouvain · UCLouvain | Academic | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||
| 94 | Dan Baer Acting Director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Europe Program, former U.S. Ambassador · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Think tank | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Feb 24, 2023 | |||
| 95 | Dana Stroul former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer · Senate Foreign Relations Committee | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||
| 96 | Daniel Karbler Former Commander · U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jul 8, 2025 | |||
| 97 | Daniel Taub former Israeli Ambassador · UK | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Apr 7, 2026 | |||
| 98 | Danny Alexander Chief of Staff Nick Clegg | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Dec 30, 2023 | |||
| 99 | Danny Ayalon former Israeli ambassador to the US | Former official | · | · | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Mar 18, 2026 | |||
| 100 | Darrell Blocker Former deputy director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center · CIA | Former official | · | · | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Nov 27, 2023 |