Authors

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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

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

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Political Analyst

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

Ph.D. in Economics, School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

Lecturer in Law at University of Aberdeen, Legal Adviser to the IFC Russia Renewable Energy Program

Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS), Head of the Country Studies Department, Head of the Center for German Studies at the Institute of European Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

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

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

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

Doctor of History, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning

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

PhD Candidate and Senior Lecturer at Novosibirsk State University (Russia) and Research Fellow at the Stanford US-Russia Forum (USA)

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Senior Researcher, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University; PIR Centre consultant

Ph.D. in Political Science, Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy