Ziyanda Stuurman​

Ziyanda Stuurman is a senior analyst for southern Africa at the Eurasia Group, where she analyzes political and economic developments with a focus on South Africa, Mozambique and Angola. Her thematic emphases include macroeconomics, security, trade, and energy. Ziyanda has been a policy researcher in the South African Parliament. 

Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and an independent consultant. She is the author of "The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age" (2020), which shows firsthand that the crisis in our foreign policy predates current efforts to sideline the diplomatic corps. As a Foreign Service Officer, Shackelford served in Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Poland. 

Dan Ford

Dan M. Ford is a junior research fellow in the Global South Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Previously, Dan worked as a Research and Communications Assistant at the Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF), an organization focused on supporting the safety and security of humanitarian and development professionals across the world.

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos (Moderator)

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is a senior advisor for the Quincy Institute and editorial director at Responsible Statecraft. Previously she served as Executive Editor at The American Conservative magazine, where she has been a contributing editor since 2007. She also spent 15 years as an online political reporter in the Washington bureau of Fox News.