David is a senior fellow at Florida International University’s Green School of International and Public Affairs, a former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and author of Back to Containment: Dealing with Putin’s Regime.

David is Research Director of CRRC Georgia.

Davit is a Junior Fellow at CRRC Georgia.

Dmitriy is a journalist from Kabardino Balkaria.

Dustin is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at CRRC Georgia.

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Dvin has been living in Armenia for the past 19 years. After many years of working soul-crushing jobs, she finally took a risk and quit to pursue her flirtation with writing. After working as a freelance consultant, copyeditor, and translator for a year, she joined OC Media in the autumn of 2019 covering everything Armenia. She is also proud of her side gig as a full-time mum of two little boys.

Eka Jikadze is a Junior Fellow at CRRC Georgia.

Ekaterina Petrova is a psychologist and queer rights activist born in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria. She has led several projects for the Russian LGBT Network.

Ekaterina Anchevskaya is a Russian documentary photographer and filmmaker, currently based in Tbilisi. She has been working on stories in Russia, the Caucasus, and Turkey.

Elene is a Researcher at CRRC Georgia.