The FDR Foundation hosts an informal networking group called FAFNIR, for “FIMI-Adjacent Fellows Now In Residence.” (“FIMI” = Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference.)
FAFNIRs come from twelve (and counting) different centers on campus. They are experts from a wide variety of fields (scholars, journalists, military officers, diplomats, etc.) but share a common interest in the role of information in international relations. FAFNIR “alumni” include:
Melanie Amann, Center For European Studies, 2026
Brian Chesko, National Security, 2026
Jim Cowie, Berkman Klein, 2025
Randy Flemming, National Security, 2026
Meghan H, National Security, 2025
Alexander Iwanicki, Weatherhead, 2024
Tom Kent, Honorary, Pre-2024
Thom Kenney, National Security, 2025
Sora Lim, Weatherhead, 2025
Erick Nyingi, National Security, 2026
Ben Reininga, Nieman & Berkman Klein, 2025; Shorenstein 2026
Eric Rodenbeck, Graduate School of Design, 2026
David Schill, National Security, 2026
Teresa Völker, Center for European Studies, 2026
Jeremy Williams, National Security, 2026
