George Barros

George Barros is the Russia Team & Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Team Lead on the Russia and Ukraine portfolio at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Mr. Barros’ work with the Russia and Ukraine portfolio focuses on Russian information operations, the Kremlin’s operational art and campaign design in Ukraine and Belarus, and Ukrainian politics. He has worked on every major effort of the Russia Team since the 2020 Belarus protests. His work within the GEOINT Team focuses on innovating ISW's open-source research methodology with remote-sensing data collection, data visualization, and geospatial analysis.

Mr. Barros regularly briefs senior military and political decision-makers and participates in global forums to educate Western allies and partners. His work and interviews have been featured in media outlets such as The Hill, the Washington Post, BBC, Associated Press, Reuters, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent. The GEOINT Team’s maps of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine have been republished by Reuters, the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, among other leading news organizations.

Prior to joining ISW, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as an advisor on Ukraine and Russia for a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. Barros received his B.A. with Honors in International Relations and Global Studies with a concentration in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies from the College of William & Mary.