Dr. Samuel Ramani is an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and a tutor of politics at the University of Oxford. Samuel is the author of two books on Russian foreign policy: Russia in Africa: Resurgent Great Power or Bellicose Pretender? (Oxford University Press/Hurst, 2023) and Putin’s War on Ukraine: Russia’s Quest for Global Counter-Revolution (Oxford University Press/Hurst, 2023). Samuel is a regular contributor to major print media publications, such as Foreign Policy and the Washington Post, and to broadcast outlets, such as the BBC World Service, CNN International and Al Jazeera English. Samuel regularly advises major government agencies, such as the NATO Intelligence Fusion Center, NATO Headquarters, the UK FCDO, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defence on international security issues.