Authors

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

Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, RIAC Member

Ph.D. in Political Science, Research Fellow, IMEMO RAS

Ph.D. in History, Research affiliate at the Ukrainian Research Institute (Harvard University) and the Center for International and European Studies, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Deputy Director, Analytical Center Observo, French-Russian Chamber of Commerce

PhD in Economics, Leading Researcher at Center for South-East Asia, Australia and Oceania Studies, RAS Institute for Oriental Studies

Professor of Foreign Regions Chair at Russian State University for Humanities, Expert on history of CEE countries

Consultant in Trade and Food Security, and Director of “Green House”

Assistant Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies, at the Department of International Relations, Goa University

Ph.D. in Political Science, Senior Fellow, Middle East and Africa Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Population Studies Chair at Economy Department, Moscow State University

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Demography, HSE

PhD in History, Leading Researcher, Department of Korea and Mongolia, RAS Institute of Oriental Studies

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

President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP), Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (2012–2016)

PhD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Research Fellow Cambridge Central Asia Forum

Associate Professor of International Relations (ret.), University of Cyprus

Professor and Chair, Department of International and Comparative Politics American University of Paris

Ph.D. in Political Science, Head of the Asia and Eurasia Program at the Russian International Affairs Council

Member of the Scientific Council, Chairman of the Religion, Society, and Security Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center

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