Experts

PhD in Political Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Political scientist, independent expert on Middle East conflicts, Islamic movements and terrorist organizations

Doctor of Political Science, Expert at the Institute of Oriental studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Oriental Studies in the Russian State University for Humanities

Ph.D. in Political Science, Professor, Dept. of International Relations, Seoul National University

Ph.D in History, Assistant professor of the Chair of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Moscow Humanitarian University

PhD in History, Associate Professor at Chernyshevsky National Research Saratov State University

Head of international contacts and press relations service of the Gorbachev Foundation. Foreign affairs expert and journalist

Ph.D., Research Fellow:Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), HSE University

Research Fellow at the Center for the Middle East Studies, IMEMO RAS

Deputy Head, CCEIS Asia-Pacific Department, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Former senior Australian diplomat

PhD Candidate in International Relations, specialist in Russian and Eurasian Affairs, Turkey

Д.и.н., Doctor of History, Professor, Department of Oriental Studies, MGIMO University

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor of the World Economy Department, Academic Head of the World Economy Undergraduate Program at HSE- University

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

PhD in History, Caucasus Problems and Regional Security Center at the MGIMO University

Independent journalist

PhD in History, Expert of ASEAN Center at MGIMO University under Russia’s Foreign Ministry

Graduated in Political Science to the Catholic University of the Sacread Heart (Milan)

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Program Coordinator and Website Editor at the Russian International Affairs Council

President of the North-Eastern Federal University, RIAC Member

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

Independent researcher, lecturer at Dostoevsky Omsk State University

Dean of the Faculty of International Relations and Foreign Area Studies of the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC member.

Doctor of Science, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University, RIAC Member

Researcher, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Political Analyst

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