Contributors

Micah Levinson is a Junior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. Trained in government and political economy, he earned a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He also holds a certificate in counterterrorism from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. Micah's research focuses on revolutionary groups and the stability of authoritarian regimes, and he has published on these topics in Politics, Philosophy & Economics and has contributed to The Political Economy of Democracy and Tyranny, edited by Norman Schofield.

Candice Malcolm is a best-selling author, a nationally syndicated columnist with the Toronto Sun and Postmedia papers, and an international fellow with the Centre for a Secure Free Society in Washington, D.C. She is the founder of the True North Initiative – an independent, non-profit research and educational organization in Canada that seeks to champion sound immigration and security policies for the 21st century. Candice is the author of two best-selling books, Generation Screwed and Losing True North. She is a former advisor to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the former director of research at Sun News Network, and the former Director of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation in Ontario.

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Candice is a ninth generation Canadian and loves to travel; she has visited over 80 countries. Candice has master’s degrees in international relations and international law, and splits her time between Toronto and San Francisco, with her husband Kasra.

Candice Malcolm is a best-selling author, a nationally syndicated columnist with the Toronto Sun and Postmedia papers, and an international fellow with the Centre for a Secure Free Society in Washington, D.C. She is the founder of the True North Initiative – an independent, non-profit research and educational organization in Canada that seeks to champion sound immigration and security policies for the 21st century. Candice is the author of two best-selling books, Generation Screwed and Losing True North. She is a former advisor to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the former director of research at Sun News Network, and the former Director of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation in Ontario.

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Candice is a ninth generation Canadian and loves to travel; she has visited over 80 countries. Candice has master’s degrees in international relations and international law, and splits her time between Toronto and San Francisco, with her husband Kasra.

Candice Malcolm is a best-selling author, a nationally syndicated columnist with the Toronto Sun and Postmedia papers, and an international fellow with the Centre for a Secure Free Society in Washington, D.C. She is the founder of the True North Initiative – an independent, non-profit research and educational organization in Canada that seeks to champion sound immigration and security policies for the 21st century. Candice is the author of two best-selling books, Generation Screwed and Losing True North. She is a former advisor to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the former director of research at Sun News Network, and the former Director of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation in Ontario.

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Candice is a ninth generation Canadian and loves to travel; she has visited over 80 countries. Candice has master’s degrees in international relations and international law, and splits her time between Toronto and San Francisco, with her husband Kasra.

Diane Cardon is a master's student at George Washington University studying International Affairs with a focus on China. She recieved her batchelor's degree in linguistics from Brigham Young University in 2014 then lived in Taiwan for a year and a half before coming to DC for graduate school. She is especially interested in Chinese domestic politics, Chinese treatment of ethnic minorities, China-Taiwan relations, and China-Japan relations.

Ilan Berman is Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. Berman is the author or editor of five books:Tehran Rising: Iran’s Challenge to the United States (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), Taking on Tehran: Strategies for Confronting the Islamic Republic (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007), Winning the Long War: Retaking the Offensive Against Radical Islam (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009), and, most recently, Implosion: The End of Russia and What it Means for America (Regnery Publishing, 2013).

Ilan Berman is Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. Berman is the author or editor of five books:Tehran Rising: Iran’s Challenge to the United States (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005),Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), Taking on Tehran: Strategies for Confronting the Islamic Republic (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007), Winning the Long War: Retaking the Offensive Against Radical Islam (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009), and, most recently, Implosion: The End of Russia and What it Means for America (Regnery Publishing, 2013).

Ilan Berman is Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. Berman is the author or editor of five books:Tehran Rising: Iran’s Challenge to the United States (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005),Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), Taking on Tehran: Strategies for Confronting the Islamic Republic (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007), Winning the Long War: Retaking the Offensive Against Radical Islam (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009), and, most recently, Implosion: The End of Russia and What it Means for America (Regnery Publishing, 2013).

Joshua Eisenman is Senior Fellow in China Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council. A former professional policy analyst on the staff of the Congressionally-mandated U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, he is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in the political science department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Eisenman received his MA in International Relations with specializations in China studies and international economics at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BA in East Asian Studies and Chinese language from The George Washington University. He speaks and reads Mandarin Chinese.