Mark Galeotti is a scholar of Russian security affairs, a prolific author and frequent media commentator. He heads the Mayak Intelligence consultancy and is an Honorary Professor at University College London’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies, as well as holding fellowships with RUSI, the Council on Geostrategy and the Institute of International Relations Prague. He is the author of over 25 books, many for Osprey, including Putin's Wars: from Chechnya to Ukraine (2022).