Mark Galeotti heads the Mayak Intelligence consultancy in London, and is also a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and an honorary professor at University College London. He presents the “In Moscow's Shadows” podcast and is a prolific author. His recent books include “The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia” and “We Need to Talk About Putin,” with his “A Short History of Russia” being released in the U.S. in 2020 and U.K. in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter @MarkGaleotti.