Bradley Jardine is a political risk analyst, strategic consultant and Managing Director of the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. He is a former fellow at the Wilson Center and served as editor of The Moscow Times (2016?2018) in Russia. His work has appeared in TIME, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Nikkei Asia, The Atlantic and Foreign Policy, and on the BBC and CNN, among others. Bradley is a frequent guest lecturer at the US Foreign Service Institute and resides in Washington, DC. Edward Lemon is Research Assistant Professor of Government and Public Service at the Bush School of Government and Public Affairs, Texas A&M University, Washington, DC, and President of the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. He previously held positions at the Wilson Center and Columbia University. His research focuses on authoritarianism and security issues in Central Asia.