Aurélie Bros is originally from France. Her PhD thesis in geopolitics focused on Gazprom's export strategy to Europe via Ukraine. She then taught at various universities, including Harvard University, where she led a research program on the consequences of the global energy transition in traditional oil and gas producing countries. In addition to numerous lectures, including at MIT and Université du Québec, she raised awareness among children and teens about the consequences of our energy consumption through her EcoKidsProject program. Since March 2022, she has been coordinating a HANDELSBLATT aid project that supports Ukrainian journalists, which is how she got to know the protagonists of this book.