Experts

Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club

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

Doctor of History, Head of the Political and Military Research Unit at the RAS Institute of USA and Canada Studies

Chairman of PIR Center, Lieutenant-General (retired), RIAC Vice-president

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

Analyst on Russia and its Middle East policy, MPhil International Relations, University of Cambridge

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

Political Analyst

International Security expert, MA in International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris/MGIMO

Head of Research, Center for Situational Analysis at RAS, member of the Directorate of IMEMO RAS, RAS Full Member, RIAC Member

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the World Politics Department of the Higher School of Economics

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

PhD in History, Post-Soviet Studies Center at the MGIMO University

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

Independent Analyst

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

Associate Professor of Sociology & Social Policy, the University of Sydney

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Philosophy Department of the Pacific State University

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

Dr. of Science (Economics), Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for scientific work, RAS Institute of Europe, RIAC Member

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

MGIMO University