Brussels Forum Session: Democracy on the Line: A Response

Steven Erlanger is the chief diplomatic correspondent for Europe for The New York Times, based in Berlin. Erlanger was previously the bureau chief in Brussels, London, Paris, Jerusalem, Berlin, Prague, Belgrade, Moscow, and Bangkok. He also served as the newspaper’s editor of cultural news from 2002 to 2004 and as the chief diplomatic correspondent in Washington, from 1996 to 1999. Before coming to The Times, he worked for The Boston Globe for 11 years as European correspondent based in London from 1983-87. Erlanger shared the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for a series on Russia and shared another for Explanatory Reporting for a series on Al Qaeda awarded in 2002. He won ASNE's 2001 Jesse Laventhol prize for deadline reporting for his work in the former Yugoslavia and the German Marshall Fund's Peter Weitz Prize in 2000. Erlanger was awarded the 2005 Eliav-Sartawi Award for Middle East journalism. In 2013, France made him a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Erlanger graduated from Harvard College in 1974 and studied Russian at St. Antony's College, Oxford. 

Brussels Forum Session: NATO at 75: Defending Today, Defending Tomorrow 

Henry Foy is the Brussels bureau chief for the Financial Times (FT), overseeing coverage of EU affairs and managing a team of correspondents reporting on European politics and policy. He is also the lead writer for Europe Express, the FT’s weekday newsletter on European affairs. With over a decade of experience, Foy served previously as the Moscow Bureau Chief. In that role,  he interviewed President Vladimir Putin and analyzed his regime's descent into repression. Before that, he was the european diplomatic correspondent and the Central Europe correspondent based in Warsaw, covering Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, and the wider CEE region. Foy began his career as a reporter for Reuters in New Delhi and Mumbai. His expertise in the political, economic, and business sectors allows him to offer a global perspective on Europe's rapidly evolving landscape. 

Subigya Basnet is GMF’s multimedia specialist. Specializing in video production, podcast development, and innovative storytelling, he has more than a decade of experience creating impactful multimedia content. He has led projects to their successful completion by leveraging generative AI technologies and using engaging content to explain complex ideas to a wide range of audiences.

Prior to joining GMF, Basnet created multimedia content for variety of companies in the online education, technology, and nonprofit sectors in India, Nepal, the Netherlands, and the United States.

Basnet is one of the creators of the award-winning short film “Rendezvous with Mars”. He holds a master’s degree in Integrated Digital Media from New York University.

Brussels Forum Session: The Economic Counteroffensive: Rebuilding Ukraine

Aleksandra Karolina Wiśniewska is a member of the Polish Sejm (Parliament). She is a member of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committees, and a member of the NATO Subcommittee. She serves as chair of the Polish-American Parliamentary Group and vice chair of the Polish-Ukrainian Parliamentary Group.  

Wiśniewska is a political scientist and humanitarian aid worker who specializes in leading teams to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance in actively hostile and post-conflict settings.

Following Russia’s re-invasion of Ukraine, Wiśniewska led an evacuation of children from Ukrainian orphanages to Poland and served as head of mission for the humanitarian aid organization INTERSOS in Ukraine. She has also served as head of mission for Polish Humanitarian Action in Yemen in response to the cholera epidemic, COVID-19, and the famine in that country. Earlier, she worked for the emergency aid NGO RNVDO Iraq in response to the displacement caused by the battle for Mosul, and at UNDP in Türkiye and Jordan in response to the Syrian civil war. She also volunteered and conducted field research on human rights violations in refugee camps across Europe. Wiśniewska is an alumna of the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.

Brussels Forum Session: Fresh Off the Campaign Trail: Stories From the 2024 US Primary

Sarah Wheaton is the Brussels-based chief policy correspondent for POLITICO Europe, the author of the weekly EU Influence newsletter, and host of the EU Confidential podcast. She focuses on top policy news, in-depth reporting, and special projects. She was previously a senior policy reporter on POLITICO Europe’s health team.

Before moving to Belgium, Wheaton was a White House correspondent for POLITICO, covering the final two years of the Obama administration, and a health care reporter for POLITICO Pro. She spent the first part of her career at The New York Times, where she covered breaking news, the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, and the White House.

Wheaton holds a bachelor’s degree in political communication from The George Washington University.