Asher Pirt
Researcher for The British East West Center

Asher Pirt is a specialist on Russian and Central Asian affairs.
He holds a masters in Russian Studies from UCL and served ten years in the British Territorial Army, with operational experience in Northern Ireland. He researches and writes on military issues and Russian and Central Asian foreign policy. He works part-time for The British East West Center and serves as a deployed OSCE/ODIHR election observer when required.
Researcher for The British East West Center
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Geographical Expertise - Country: Russia
Languages: English, Russian
Field of Work: Military, Think tank/Research center
City: Canterbury
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Augusto Soto

Augusto Soto is Asia Pacific and Eurasia analyst specializing in China.H e is the author of dozens of articles and analyses on China, the Asia Pacific and Eurasia regions in specialized magazines and books published in Spain, Latin America, China, Kazakhstan and the US. As a consultant based in Barcelona, Mr. Soto’s work has focused on Chinese contemporary politics, international relations, including intercultural issues and conflict prevention.
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: China
Languages: Chinese, English, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Baqer Moin
Former head of BBC Persian and Pashto Service

Baqer Moin is the director of Jadid Media, a London based independent organisation for content production, consultancy and media development.
Former head of BBC Persian and Pashto Service
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media, Religion, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan, Iran
Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Pashto, Persian
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Barah Mikail

Dr. Barah Mikaïl is a Senior Researcher on the Middle East and North Africa at FRIDE, a Madrid-based think tank for global action, which provides analysis of key debates in international relations.. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science.
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Media, Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Madrid
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Barry van Driel
Secretary General, International Association for Intercultural Education

Barry van Driel is the Secretary General of the International Association for Intercultural Education, and the International Director for Teacher Training and Curriculum Development at the Anne Frank House.
Secretary General, International Association for Intercultural Education
Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Religion, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Language: English
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: Brussels
Country: Belgium
Continent: Europe
Bent Nørby Bonde
Director, Media Progress

Dr. Bent Nørby Bonde is an experienced manager and strategic developer of conflict prevention and peacebuilding programs. Since 2003 he has been the director of Media Progress, a European consultancy firm dedicated to integrating media and ICT strategies into projects seeking to promote development, democracy and good governance.
Director, Media Progress
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Development, Law and Human Rights, Media, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Danish, English, French
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator
City: Carthage, Copenhagan
Country: Denmark, Tunisia
Continent: Africa, Europe
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