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title: "Authors | Model Diplomat"
description: "Who is accountable for Model Diplomat's published pages — editorial direction, named reviewers, and analyst bylines."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/authors"
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# Authors

Published reference pages carry a byline and, when applicable, a named reviewer. Georgina Songhurst, Founder and CEO, sets editorial direction for this corpus. This directory lists the people accountable for published work.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

- [Diplomat Research Desk](https://modeldiplomat.com/author/diplomat-research-desk)

  [Editorial Desk](https://modeldiplomat.com/author/diplomat-research-desk)

  [The Diplomat Research Desk is Model Diplomat's AI-drafted editorial pipeline. Every piece is researched from primary sources (UN documents, court filings, government data, regulatory filings), drafted by frontier language models, fact-checked, and reviewed by Diplomat editorial staff before publication.](https://modeldiplomat.com/author/diplomat-research-desk)
- [Karl-Gustav Kallasmaa](https://modeldiplomat.com/author/karl-gustav-kallasmaa)

  [CTO](https://modeldiplomat.com/author/karl-gustav-kallasmaa)

  [Karl-Gustav Kallasmaa is CTO of Model Diplomat (joined 2025). He leads engineering and the research systems behind cited answers on the platform.](https://modeldiplomat.com/author/karl-gustav-kallasmaa)

## Editorial standards

See [/editorial-policy](https://modeldiplomat.com/editorial-policy), [/methodology](https://modeldiplomat.com/methodology), and [/ai-disclosure](https://modeldiplomat.com/ai-disclosure) for how we assign, edit, and review work. Errors go to [/corrections](https://modeldiplomat.com/corrections).