Dr. Alon Ben Meir is a retired professor of International Relations, formerly at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs and Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute. Ben-Meir is an expert on Middle East and West Balkan affairs, international negotiations, and conflict resolution. In the past two decades, Ben-Meir has been directly involved in various backchannel negotiations involving Israel and its neighboring countries and Turkey.  Ben-Meir is featured on a variety of television networks and also regularly briefs at the U.S. State Department for the International Visitors Program.  He writes a weekly article that is syndicated globally.  Dr. Ben-Meir has authored seven books related to Middle East and is currently working on two new books about Syria and Turkey.  Ben-Meir holds a master’s degree in philosophy and a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University.

Jerry Barmash has been a fixture in New York radio for decades with anchor stints on WABC Radio and Bloomberg News.  Jerry was also heard on WINS, WCBS and Wall Street Journal Radio.  As a media writer, Jerry's pieces were featured in Broadcasting & Cable, NY Daily News and Watercooler HQ.  Jerry also hosts the interview podcast Here Now the News.  Twitter @JerryBarmash; [email protected].

Curtis Bashaw grew up in Camden County, New Jersey.  Bashaw earned a bachelor's degree from the Wheaton College and a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.  His career experience includes working as a hotel entrepreneur and preservationist.  He has been affiliated with the New York Academy of Art, Stockton University, Cape May County Planning Board, NJ Governor’s Tourism Advisory Council, Cape May Stage, the NJ First Legislative District Economic Development Task Force, and NJ Cultural Trust.

Annie is a policy analyst in the Heritage Foundation’s Tech Policy Center.  She joined in November 2023. Previously, Annie worked in the U.S. Senate for eight years, most recently as the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee staffer for Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), and as a legislative assistant for Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), where her policy portfolio included tech and telecom.  She grew up between the South and Midwest and graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in international relations and dual minors in French and art history & painting.

Dean George Cain is an American actor and police officer. From 1993 to 1997, he played Clark Kent / Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

R. Barbara Gitenstein was the first Jewish president of The College of New Jersey.  She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Duke University and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from U. N. C. in 1975.

Joe Khalil is NewsNation’s Washington, D.C. correspondent.He developed an interest in politics in college, and his reporting career has taken him from state capitols to the nation’s capital.  He has interviewed Cabinet Members, high profile politicos, members of Congress and President Donald Trump.  Khalil began his career at WLNS TV-6  in Lansing, Michigan, about 90 miles from his hometown of Detroit.  He graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in Journalism and International Relations, and holds a Masters Degree in Journalism from Columbia University.