Authors

PhD in History, Sector Head at RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Doctor of War Science, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of War Sciences

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Head of the Department of Central and Eastern Europe Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor at MGIMO University; Professor at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH)

Research Fellow & Coordinator West Asia Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Director, Institute for the Development of Integration Processes at the Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; Senior Research Fellow, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Doctor of Political Science; Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club;Professor, MGIMO University

Ambassador (rtd), President, Munich Security Conference Foundation; and former State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Head of the "Africa in the Focus of Russian Interests" Programme at the MGIMO University

PhD in Philosophy, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Science

Deputy Chairman, Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO

Vice Admiral, United States Coast Guard (retired)

Research fellow at TU Dortmund University, specialist in autonomous decision-making systems

PhD in Political Science; Associate Professor of the Department of Integration Processes, Senior Researcher at IMI MGIMO; Senior Researcher at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences

PhD in History, Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

Analyst at CNA Corporation

Political observer

PhD in Political Science, Political Theory Department of the MGIMO University

PhD in Philosophy, Adviser to the director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Asia and Middle East specialist

Doctor of Economics, Head of Marketing and Advertising Chair at Russian State University for Humanities, Honorary Member of the Guild of Marketers

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Dr. of History, Chief Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS

Director of Inter-ethnic relations Department of Ministry of Regional Development of Russia

Doctor of Political Science, Director, Head of the Center for Political Studies, RAS Institute of Latin America

Political Analyst

PhD candidate at the School of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University

Academic librarian at the University of East London

Associate Professor of International Relations (ret.), University of Cyprus