The Director's Chair Creators & Guests

Dr. Michael Fullilove is the executive director of the Lowy Institute. He is the... more

Anna Funder is an Australian author. She is the author of Stasiland and All That... more

Lawrence Freedman is a professor of war studies at King's College London about t... more

Peter Baker is a journalist and author. He is the chief White House corresponden... more

Michèle Flournoy is the former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.... more

Evan Osnos is a journalist and author. He has been a staff writer at The New Yor... more

Henry Kissinger is a politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant.... more

Mervyn King is an economist, and public servant who served as the Governor of th... more

Fiona Hill is a foreign affairs specialist, academic, and former official at the... more

Kori Schake is the Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterp... more

Marcus Wallenberg is the chairman of SEB.

Susan Glasser is a journalist and news editor. She writes the column "Trump’s Wa... more

Julia Eileen Gillard is a politician.

José Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician currently serving as president o... more

Jacob Sullivan is a policymaker, Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College, and a s... more

Penny Wong is an Australian politician who has been Minister for Foreign Affairs... more

Harry B. Harris Jr. is a retired American diplomat and retired U.S. Navy officer... more

Martin Indyk is a diplomat and foreign relations analyst.

David Petraeus is a former United States Army general and public official.... more