Norman A. Graham is professor of international Relations at Michigan State University's James Madison College of Public Affairs.

Timur Kocaoglu teaches international relations and Turkic languages at Michigan State University, where he also serves as associate director of the Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at Michigan State University.

Folke Lindahl is professor emeritus of political theory and constitutional democracy at Michigan State University's James Madison College of Public Affairs.