Nik Hynek is a professor specializing in security studies at the Department of Security Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University. He leads the inter-scientific Charles University Research Centre of Excellence dedicated to the topic of 'Human-Machine Nexus and the Implications for the International Order'.

Anzhelika Solovyeva is a lecturer specializing in strategic studies at the Department of Security Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University. Her latest monograph, co-authored with Nik Hynek, is The Logic of Humanitarian Arms Control and Disarmament (2020).