Experts

PhD in History, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Professor at the HSE University, RIAC Member

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Former Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State

Ph.D. in Law, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Institute of Current International Affairs, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry

Doctor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Comparative Governance Studies, Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, HSE Campus in St. Petersburg

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Economic Research at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics

Diplomat, scholar in Asian Studies (at the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University) and an expert on Thailand

MGIMO University

Ph.D. candidate in Slavic and Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Research Fellow of the Department for European Political Studies at Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

MGIMO University, Professor; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

Institute of Oriental Studies

PhD in Political Science, EU and CE policy department of the Institute of European Studies at MGIMO University

Ph.D., Institute of International Relations and World History, N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod

Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Society Studies, Expert of the Middle East Institute, RIAC

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Ph.D. in Technical Science, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Security, IMEMO RAS

PhD in Pedagogy, Head of Methodic Department at Russian National Library, Board Member of Russian Library Association

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Graduate Student at MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Bachelor of Foreign Regional Studies (East Asia Regional Studies: Economy and Politics (China)), Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

Research Assistant, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS) at the Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

Independent Analyst

Ph.D. (History), Leading Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, HSE University

Deputy Director, TV Channel "Rossiya" (RTR), Manager and Presenter of “News on Saturday with Sergey Brilev”

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

President of the International Foreign Policy Association, Chairman of the Global Council of Foreign Ministers of Foreign Affairs, President of the Alumni Association of MGIMO-University; Viktor Blazheev — Rector of the Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy, RIAC Member