Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,870
Selected8,717
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,352Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute735Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament534LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar253Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent867CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,976
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lara Prendergast The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | The Spectator, political analysis. | 2 | 4 |
| Laurent Combalbert ancien négociateur · RAID | Selected | Former official | Former RAID negotiator, police unit. | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Horton archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist, university teacher at Bristol. | 2 | 4 |
| Safae el Khannoussi schrijver, docent en promovendus | Selected | Academic | Author, teacher and doctoral student (female PhD student). | 2 | 4 |
| Timothy Morton Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and teacher at Rice University. | 2 | 4 |
| Aleksandra Jaskólska dr · Uniwersytet Warszawski | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 4 |
| Antonio Sanz criminólogo · Andacrim | Selected | Former official | Former politician, Andalusia position. | 2 | 4 |
| Ata Ghaderi professor | Selected | Academic | Professor with explicit university title. | 2 | 4 |
| Bart Jansen universitair docent · Nyenrode | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in law and philosophy at Nyenrode. | 2 | 4 |
| Bernold Nieuwesteeg onderzoeker · Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam. | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Clinton | Selected | Former official | President of US through end 2001, former head of state. | 2 | 4 |
| Blair Epstein McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 4 |
| Bradley Garrett Author · University of Sydney | Selected | Academic | Author and honorary fellow at University of Sydney. | 2 | 4 |
| Carlos Solar Senior Research Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow RUSI think tank. | 2 | 4 |
| Carolus Grütters jurist · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Jurist at Radboud University. | 2 | 4 |
| Chantal Meloni docente di diritto penale internazionale · Statale di Milano | Selected | Academic | Criminal law teacher at Statale Milano. | 2 | 4 |
| Christian Hanelt Nahostexperte | Selected | Think tank | Middle East expert at Bertelsmann Foundation. | 2 | 4 |
| Daniel Kostecki analityk rynków finansowych · CMC Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial markets analyst at CMC Markets, financial analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| Danielle Hale Chief Economist · Realtor.com | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Realtor.com. | 2 | 4 |
| Danièle Cybulskie medievalist | Selected | Commentator | Medieval historian and podcaster. | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Hone paleontologist · Queen Mary University of London | Selected | Academic | Paleontologist at Queen Mary University. | 2 | 4 |
| David Grinspoon planetary astrobiologist | Selected | Academic | Astrobiologist at University of Colorado Boulder. | 2 | 4 |
| Dominique Rousseau Professeur émérite de droit public · Université Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor of Public Law, Paris-I Sorbonne. | 2 | 4 |
| Donatella Della Porta sociologa · Center on social movement studies | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, director of Center on social movement studies. | 2 | 4 |
| Elaine Pagels Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Professor of religion at Princeton University. | 2 | 4 |
| Erella Grassiani antropoloog | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist at University of Amsterdam. | 2 | 4 |
| Fabien Lévy historien · Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc | Selected | Academic | Historian at University Savoie Mont Blanc. | 2 | 4 |
| George Barros Geospatial Intelligence Team Lead and Russia Analyst · Institute for the Study of War | Selected | Think tank | Team Lead at Institute for the Study of War. | 2 | 4 |
| Gerard DiPippo CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS. | 2 | 4 |
| Gregory Brew senior analyst · Eurasia Group | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst Eurasia Group think tank. | 2 | 4 |
| Hendrik Wieduwilt politischer Kommentator · ntv | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer in practice. | 2 | 4 |
| Henrik Dalgard Författare | Selected | Commentator | Author, writer. | 2 | 4 |
| Håkan Jönsson etnolog och författare | Selected | Academic | Ethnologist, academic title. | 2 | 4 |
| Jorge Fernandes | Selected | Commentator | Identified as commentator in excerpt. | 2 | 4 |
| Josh Levine work futurist, author | Selected | Commentator | Future of work futurist and author. | 2 | 4 |
| Kathleen Claussen University of Miami School of Law | Selected | Academic | University of Miami School of Law. | 2 | 4 |
| Krystyna Kurczab-Redlich dziennikarka i pisarka | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author of books on Russia. | 2 | 4 |
| Laurie Garrett author and science journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author and science journalist. | 2 | 4 |
| Lion Hirth Energieprof. | Selected | Academic | University economist, professor of energy. | 2 | 4 |
| Luis Rueda Former CIA officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 2 | 4 |
| Maarten van Buuren professor · Universiteit Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of modern French letters at Utrecht. | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Alt author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World'. | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Walker Neuroscientiste | Selected | Academic | Professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley. | 2 | 4 |
| Matthias Horx Zukunftsforscher | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist, non-fiction writer. | 2 | 4 |
| Mattia Serra analista · Osservatorio Medio Oriente dell'ISPI | Selected | Think tank | Analyst ISPI Observatory, Italian think tank. | 2 | 4 |
| Michał Sadłowski dr · IPW, Université de Varsovie | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Institute of Political Science at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 4 |
| Myriam Benraad Politologue | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at multiple universities. | 2 | 4 |
| Nicolas Tenzer Géopolitologue | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Essayist and geopolitician, former senior civil servant. | 2 | 4 |
| Nomi Kaltmann journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit | Selected | Lawyer | Journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit. | 2 | 4 |
| Nuno Rico economista · DECO Proteste | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at DECO Proteste. | 2 | 4 |