If they don't know, who are the people trying to influence the decision, how much clout do they have, how much they care about this issue, and what do they say they want, are they experts? That's what it means to be an expert, that's the basic stuff an expert needs to know.
Si no saben quiénes son las personas que estan tratando de influenciar una decisión, cuánta influencia tienen, cuánto les interesa el problema, y lo que dicen que quieren, ¿son expertos? Eso es lo que significa ser un experto, esas son las cosas básicas que un experto necesita saber.