Executive

Daniel Rice

Daniel is the Chief Executive Officer of Foreign brief. His background is in the air, space and cyberspace domains of national security and Indo-Pacific geopolitics. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Mariah Franklin

Mariah is the Director of Analysis. A regular contributor to the Daily Brief, Mariah analyzes geopolitical and economic events in the states of the former Soviet Union.

Nick Giurleo

Nick is the Chief Operating Officer, Director of the Daily Brief and a contributing Senior Analyst to it. An attorney, his areas of expertise include international law, international and domestic criminal law, security affairs in Europe and the Middle East, and human rights.

Analysis

Cian Muenster

Cian is a Research Analyst and contributes to both Analysis and the Daily Brief. He specializes in Australian and European geopolitics with a particular interest in the strategic autonomy of the EU.

Andrew Nicholas Prado-Alipui

Andrew Nicholas Prado-Alipui is a graduate of Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. He has contributed to the Daily Brief as an Analyst focusing on developments in Sub-Saharan Africa He will be pursuing a Master's degree at the University of South Carolina beginning in Fall 2022. Andrew is also a publisher of the Daily Brief.

David Song-Pehamberger

David is a Senior Analyst focusing on East Asia. He primarily writes on economic, political, and social issues and how they relate to the geopolitical environment.

Kyle Rose

Kyle is a Publisher and Analyst on the Analysis team. He specializes in foreign policy and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a particular focus on Mexico and Central America.

Madeline McQuillan

Madeline McQuillan is an Analyst for Foreign Brief and a contributor to the Daily Brief. Her expertise is in European politics and transatlantic relations. She holds a Master of Science in European and International Public Policy from the London School of Economics.

Jasmine Shahi

Jasmine is an analyst that writes for the Daily Brief.

Alex Rannou

Alex Rannou is a Policy and International Affairs Analyst with a Master’s in International Cooperation & Public Policy, focusing in Latin America-Asia Pacific relations and Global South dynamics.

Evan Tsao

Evan Tsao is an Analyst for Foreign Brief and a contributor to The Daily Brief. His expertise is in Indo-Pacific security and interdisciplinary research. He formerly worked as investigative analyst at Kharon, LA, conducting research on sanctions and providing open-source intelligence services for clients in the semiconductor and defense industries. He holds a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Ryan Brown

Ryan is an analyst for the Daily Brief. His background is in security and politics in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Armeen Kazemi

Armeen is a current student of international relations at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies with a focus on Europe, and regional politics.

Tiger Zheng

Tiger Zheng is a recent graduate from JHU-SAIS and a Research Analyst at Foreign Brief, specializing in geopolitical events across Asia and China with a focus on international security, diplomatic affairs, and economic developments.

Yousuf Salem

Yousuf is a graduate of the Georgetown University in Qatar's School of Foreign Service.

Scott Benigno

Scott is an Analyst at Foreign Brief and works in International Development in Washington DC. His specific interests are geopolitics, regional conflict and governance, and political and economic development, and his geographic focus is Sub-Saharan Africa.

Matthew Witkin

Staff

Gabbi Sembenini-Tato

Gabbi is the Recruitment and Outrech Coordinator at Foreign Brief. She also writes for the Daily Brief where her regional focus centers on Europe and the former USSR. Gabbi's specialization is in intelligence and international law.