Anni Roth Hjermann is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Politics and International Studies. Hjermann conducts research on Russia and international relations, using conceptual lenses such as international hierarchies, (mis)recognition, sovereignty, identity, discourse, and (de)politicisation.

Julie Wilhelmsen is Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. She holds a PhD in Political Science and conducts research in the fields of critical security studies, Russian foreign and security policies and the radicalization of Islam in Eurasia.