Tigran is a political analyst and the head of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security in Yerevan. He is also a columnist and a political commentator at CivilNet. Tigran previously worked at the Office of Armenia’s Security Council from 2020 to 2021.

Tinatin is a Senior Researcher at CRRC Georgia.

Tinatin is a former MP (2012–2015) and Defence Minister of Georgia (2015–2016). She chairs Civic IDEA, a Georgian think-tank monitoring Chinese influence in Georgia and the wider Black Sea region.

Tom Videlo is a British photojournalist who fell in love with the South Caucasus before ever visiting. He has documented everything from conflict to international trade but feels most at home in a small Georgian village surrounded by food and homemade wine.

Tsisana is a senior researcher at CRRC Georgia.

Ulviyya is an independent journalist from Azerbaijan. Her work has appeared on media platforms such as RFE/RL, Voice of America, and Fact Check. Ulviyya is interested in reporting on politics, human rights, and social issues.

Vahid is an LGBTI activist at the Nafas LGBT Azerbaijan Alliance and is currently studying an MA in Queer History at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Vera is a civic activist and a medical doctor. She is one of the founders of You for Democracy, a Tbilisi-based NGO focusing on developing a youth activist network in Georgia.

Victor Swezey is a Tbilisi-based independent journalist and Fulbright research fellow. He is currently working on a long-form audio reporting project examining Georgia’s past and present as a zone of contention between Russia and the West. In the past, he has written for outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera and The Telegraph.