I am a political and geopolitical analyst and commentator as well as a professional historian. I was trained at Oxford University, the LSE, and Princeton University (where I obtained my PhD). Apart from English, I work with several languages (Russian, German, Ukrainian, Polish, and French). I strive to be objective. I do not equivocate, and I am transparent about my own position: Born and raised in the Cold War West, I reject Western claims to special status, and I welcome the emergence of a multipolar world.