Experts

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

PhD in Pedagogy, Head of Methodic Department at Russian National Library, Board Member of Russian Library Association

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

Program Coordinator 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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

MGIMO University, Professor; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, 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

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

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

Ph.D in Economics, Deputy Director of the RAS Institute for Europe, Head of the Country and Regional Researches Department, Head of the German Research Center

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Chair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the European Leadership Network; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

RIAC Expert

RIAC Expert

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

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

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Independent Analyst

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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