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
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Cagé professeure d'économie · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris. | 8 | 9 |
| Eli Lake host | Selected | Commentator | Host of The ReEducation with Eli Lake, analyst. | 8 | 9 |
| Nicholas Epley psychologist · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at University of Chicago. | 8 | 9 |
| Robert Cialdini Regents Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing · Arizona State University | Selected | Academic | Professor Regents Arizona State. | 8 | 9 |
| Serhii Plokhy Ukrainian historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Harvard University. | 8 | 9 |
| Sunita Sah professor · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Cornell University. | 8 | 9 |
| Thant Myint-U autor, historian, diplomat | Selected | Commentator | Author, historian and diplomat. | 8 | 9 |
| Ben Domenech | Selected | Commentator | Political pundit, Wikidata opinion journalist. | 8 | 8 |
| Colin Fisher professor · University College London | Selected | Academic | Professor, University College London. | 8 | 8 |
| Dennis Ross long-time US Middle East advisor | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. advisor on Middle East. | 8 | 8 |
| Gita Gopinath Harvard economics professor, former first deputy managing director · Harvard, IMF | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Harvard. | 8 | 8 |
| Matt Duss author | Selected | Commentator | Author and foreign policy expert. | 8 | 8 |
| Robin Hanson economist | Selected | Academic | Economist, Wikidata: economist and professor at George Mason University. | 8 | 8 |
| Aaron Maté | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and analyst of public policy criticism. | 7 | 134 |
| Anna Bower Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor, Lawfare Institute. | 7 | 122 |
| Rafael Behr Political columnist and podcaster · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist and commentator at The Guardian. | 7 | 104 |
| Fraser Nelson écrivain · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The Spectator and Columnist at Times, editor in chief. | 7 | 102 |
| Nicolas Baverez économiste | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and historian. | 7 | 65 |
| Andreas Johansson Heinö förläggare · Timbro | Selected | Think tank | Publisher and political scientist at Timbro think tank. | 7 | 51 |
| Florian Klenk Chefredakteur · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | FALTER editor-in-chief, ideas magazine editor-in-chief. | 7 | 50 |
| Peter Neumann Terrorforscher | Selected | Academic | Professor of security studies, terrorism researcher. | 7 | 46 |
| Jacek Bartosiak Strategy&Future | Selected | Think tank | Strategy and Future, Polish think tank. | 7 | 46 |
| Antoni Dudek prof · Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego | Selected | Academic | Prof at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University. | 7 | 44 |
| Cindy Yu columnist and contributing editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and contributing editor for The Times. | 7 | 44 |
| Gustav Gressel Militärexperte | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow in European defense and security. | 7 | 42 |
| Alain Bauer professeur de criminologie · Conservatoire des arts et métiers | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. | 7 | 36 |
| Han de Jong huiseconoom · BNR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist (huiseconoom) at BNR, media organization. | 7 | 30 |
| Shona Murray Europe Correspondent · Euronews | Selected | Academic | Professor of Politics at Dublin City University. | 7 | 25 |
| Fredrik Kopsch nationalekonomem · Timbro | Selected | Think tank | Chief economist of think tank Timbro. | 7 | 25 |
| Marc Vidal analista económico | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic analyst. | 7 | 25 |
| Eleanor Barraclough author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history, Embers of the Hands. | 7 | 23 |
| Peter Filzmaier | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and university teacher. | 7 | 23 |
| Katarzyna Kasia filosof, publicystka | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and publicist, philosopher and publicist. | 7 | 22 |
| Eleanor Janega Dr · British Museum | Selected | Academic | Doctor at British Museum. | 7 | 21 |
| Ian Dunt political writer and commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political writer and commentator. | 7 | 21 |
| Martin Kragh | Selected | Commentator | Author of Historiens återkomst. | 7 | 20 |
| Rafał Chwedoruk politolog · Université de Varsovie | Selected | Academic | Political scientist professor at University of Warsaw. | 7 | 19 |
| Niels Koerts analist · IEX | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at IEX, market analyst. | 7 | 18 |
| Lex Hoogduin Emiritus Hoogleraar · DNB | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, university professor emeritus. | 7 | 18 |
| Emilio Cozzi giornalista | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author, analyst. | 7 | 17 |
| Ewald Engelen prof. dr · Universiteit van Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. full professor at University of Amsterdam. | 7 | 17 |
| Sakine Madon auteure · Uppsala Nya Tidning | Selected | Commentator | Author and political editor-in-chief of Uppsala Nya Tidning. | 7 | 17 |
| Bertrand Badie professeur émérite · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po Paris. | 7 | 17 |
| Guido Steinberg Dr. · Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | Selected | Think tank | Dr. at Science and Politics Foundation think tank. | 7 | 17 |
| Jasper Lukkezen econoom dr | Selected | Academic | Professor (economist, Dr). | 7 | 17 |
| Patrick Bolder Defensiespecialist · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Defense specialist at think tank HCSS. | 7 | 17 |
| Thorsten Faas Prof. Dr. | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Freie Universität Berlin. | 7 | 16 |
| Frank Sauer Militärexperte · Bundeswehruniversität München | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Bundeswehr University Munich. | 7 | 15 |
| Bruno Tertrais géopolitologue · Fondation pour la recherche stratégique | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director Foundation for Strategic Research. | 7 | 15 |
| Pedro Brinca professor associado · Nova SBE | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Nova SBE. | 7 | 15 |