Alina Polyakova

President and CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis

PhD in Political Science. Expert on transatlantic relations, European politics, and Russian foreign policy. Previously served as Founding Director for Global Democracy and Emerging Technology at the Brookings Institution and as Director of Research for Europe and Eurasia at the Atlantic Council, where she led work on disinformation and Russian influence operations. Regularly publishes on democracy, security, and digital governance in leading policy journals and media.