Experts

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Doctor of History, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

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

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

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

PhD in Economics, Academic Secretary of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Doctor of Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

PhD in Political Science, Director of the EU Political Integration Center at RAS Institute for European Studies

Political Analyst

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Doctor of Philological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Financial University, RIAC Member

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Research Fellow, Center for Social and Political Studies, IDIP RFTA

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

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

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

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

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

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

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

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