Stephen P. Cohen, an author and former professor, conducts research on proliferation and the militaries of India and Pakistan.
Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
In May 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed Philip Gordon as assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs. He was a senior fellow at Brookings from 1999 to 2009.
In August 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of Carlos Pascual as U.S. ambassador to Mexico. He was vice president and director of Foreign Policy at Brookings from 2006 to 2009.
A former CIA officer, Bruce Riedel focuses on political transition, terrorism and conflict resolution. He was a senior advisor to three U.S. presidents on Middle East and South Asian issues. At the request of President Obama he chaired an interagency review of policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan for the White House that was completed in March 2009.
Jeremy Shapiro is an expert on civil-military relations, Europe, France, military operations and National Security, and was previously a political and defense analyst at the RAND Corporation. In June and July 2009, Shapiro served on a civilian assessment team in Afghanistan, contributing to U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal's strategic review process.