Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
589 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Merkel Ex-Bundeskanzlerin | Selected | Former official | Former German Chancellor. | 7 | 8 |
| Susan Rice ancienne ambassadrice · ONU | Selected | Former official | Former UN Ambassador and National Security Adviser. | 7 | 8 |
| Sebastian Kurz ehemaliger österreichischer Bundeskanzler | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Chancellor of Austria. | 7 | 8 |
| Luis Elizondo former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent · Pentagon | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent. | 7 | 7 |
| Liz Oyer Former Pardon Attorney | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Pardon Attorney. | 7 | 7 |
| Malcolm Turnbull former Prime Minister of Australia | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Australia. | 7 | 7 |
| Marc Polymeropoulos CIA leader · CIA | Selected | Former official | Retired CIA officer, former public official. | 6 | 63 |
| Hanif Bali | Selected | Former official | Member of Swedish Riksdag until 2022. | 6 | 44 |
| Sigmar Gabriel Ex-Außenminister · Atlantikbrücke | Selected | Former official | Former German Foreign Minister. | 6 | 27 |
| Jonathan Conricus Lt. Col. (Ret.) · Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Selected | Former official | Lt. Col. (Ret.) and former Israel Defense spokesperson. | 6 | 19 |
| Ronald van Raak voormalig politici | Selected | Former official | Former Politician, former politician. | 6 | 16 |
| Joe Walsh former Republican congressman | Selected | Former official | Former Republican congressman. | 6 | 14 |
| Michel Goya ancien colonel de l'armée de Terre | Selected | Former official | Former Army colonel and Marine, former official. | 6 | 13 |
| Henk Kamp VVD'er · VVD | Selected | Former official | Former defense minister. | 6 | 13 |
| António Vitorino | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister, ex-commissioner. | 6 | 12 |
| Miguel Poiares Maduro ministro-adjunto de Passos Coelho · PSD | Selected | Former official | Former or ex-deputy minister. | 6 | 11 |
| Dominique Trinquand ancien chef de la mission militaire · ONU | Selected | Former official | Former UN military mission commander. | 6 | 10 |
| John Sipher former CIA officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 6 | 10 |
| Naftali Bennett former Israeli Prime Minister | Selected | Former official | Former Israeli Prime Minister. | 6 | 10 |
| Dick Berlijn voormalig Commandant der Strijdkrachten | Selected | Former official | Former commander of armed forces. | 6 | 8 |
| Peer Steinbrück ehemaliger Bundesfinanzminister · SPD | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Finance Minister, ex-finance minister. | 6 | 8 |
| Arancha González Laya exministra de Asuntos Exteriores | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister. | 6 | 8 |
| Richard Barrons General | Selected | Former official | General, former joint forces commander. | 6 | 7 |
| Rob Oudkerk | Selected | Former official | Former politician. | 6 | 7 |
| Tony Blair former Prime Minister | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Great Britain. | 6 | 6 |
| Maria Varteressian tidligere statssekretar i UD | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. | 6 | 6 |
| Sheila Bair Former FDIC Chair · FDIC | Selected | Former official | Former FDIC Chair. | 6 | 6 |
| Vincent Karremans demissionair minister van Economische Zaken · VVD | Selected | Former official | Resigned Minister of Economy (VVD). | 6 | 6 |
| Larry Johnson fmr CIA · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 5 | 290 |
| Alastair Crooke Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador. | 5 | 188 |
| Thierry Breton Ancien commissaire européen · Commission européenne | Selected | Former official | Former European Commissioner. | 5 | 23 |
| Bronisław Komorowski były prezydent | Selected | Former official | Former President of Poland. | 5 | 17 |
| Ola Borten Moe prosjektdirektør · Senterpartiet | Selected | Former official | Former state councillor. Former public official. | 5 | 15 |
| Michel Duclos ancien ambassadeur de France en Syrie · Institut Montaigne | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to Syria, former status. | 5 | 14 |
| Ben Habib formerly deputy leader of Reform · Reform | Selected | Former official | Former vice-leader of Reform UK, former official. | 5 | 13 |
| Sarah Adams Ancien officier de ciblage CIA · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA targeting officer. | 5 | 12 |
| Karl Rove political consultant | Selected | Former official | Former political consultant and presidential advisor. | 5 | 12 |
| Christianne van der Wal oud-minister | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 5 | 11 |
| Henri Guaino Ancien conseiller spécial | Selected | Former official | Former special advisor to Nicolas Sarkozy. | 5 | 10 |
| Ueli Maurer Alt Bundesrat | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Councilor, former councilor. | 5 | 9 |
| Hamish De Bretton-Gordon Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander | Selected | Former official | Former commander of Royal Tank Regiment (indication: former). | 5 | 8 |
| Dennis Kucinich Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Congressman, Democratic presidential candidate | Selected | Former official | Former mayor and U.S. Representative. | 5 | 8 |
| Mogens Lykketoft forhenværende udenrigsminister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 5 | 8 |
| Muriel Domenach ancienne ambassadrice de France à l'OTAN · OTAN | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to NATO. | 5 | 7 |
| Rita Verdonk voormalig asielminister | Selected | Former official | Former Asylum Minister (former minister). | 5 | 7 |
| Kees Verhoeven fondateur · Bureau Digitale Zaken | Selected | Former official | Former member of parliament (D66 Netherlands). | 5 | 7 |
| Mhairi Black former SNP Deputy Leader and MP · Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Selected | Former official | Former SNP Deputy Leader and MP. | 5 | 7 |
| Petri Roininen | Selected | Former official | Finnish politician, former chairperson (end of 2023). | 5 | 7 |
| Gerhard Conrad Geheimdienstexperte · BND | Selected | Former official | Former Bundesnachrichtendienst agent. | 5 | 6 |
| Maarten Van Rossum toponderhandelaar | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat, oud-diplomaat. | 5 | 6 |