Shashank Joshi is Defence Editor at The Economist, where he covers a wide range of security and defence issues. His most recent briefings have focused on the evolving nature of modern warfare and defence technology, as well as Russia’s war of attrition in Ukraine.

Whit has worked at the intersection of conflict and social construction since starting a newspaper in Novosibirsk in 1991, which was intended to cultivate mutual understanding and friendly relations between Russians and Americans. He has worked as a journalist, for the Australian and British ministries of defence, the US State Department, the UN missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan (about both of which he published books) and for research organisations.

Professor Wolczuk has extensive experience of working with international organisations, think-tanks, governments and international media and has extensively researched the post-Soviet countries. Kataryna Wolczuk is Professor of Politics at the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham and Associate Fellow at the Russia and Eurasian Programme, Chatham House.