Authors

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

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

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

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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