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Olga Gulina

PhD in Law, PhD of Potsdam University

Anton Utkin

PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Weapons Expert, Former UN inspector in Iraq, Creator of Russian chemical weapons destruction technologies

Maria Merkulova

MA, Higher School of Economics and blogger

Mark Entin

Doctor of Science, Professor, Head of the Department of European law, MGIMO-University

Andrey Bystritskiy

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

Alexei Fadeyev

PhD in Economics, Head of the Production Support Department at Gazpromneft-Sakhalin

Manuel A.J. Teehankee

Research Fellow at the Center for Trade and Economic Integration at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, former Philippine Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva

Tatyana Kanunnikova

Independent journalist

Joseph E. Fallon

Subject Matter Expert on Islamic Extremism, and cultures, tribes, and sects of the Middle East and Central Asia, Cultural Intelligence Consultant for a private U.S. firm

Meena Singh Roy

Research Fellow & Coordinator West Asia Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Sergei Melkonian

PhD, Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia)

Ibragim Ibragimov

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

Julia Roknifard

Ph.D. in History, Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham (Malaysia)

Mikhail Butusov

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Vladimir Malakhov

Doctor of Political Science, Leading researcher, RAS Institute of Philosophy

Dmitry Streltsov

Doctor of History, Head of the Department of Oriental Studies of the MGIMO University

Igor Matveev

Ph.D. in History, Full State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 3rd class; expert on Syria, Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf, Associate Professor of the Department of International Business at the Financial University Under the Government of the Russian Federation

Lawrence McDonnell

McDonnell & Partners, Former BBC Moscow Correspondent

Polina Bakulina

Independent Analyst

Dmitriy Suslov

Deputy Director of the Centre for comprehensive European and international studies, Deputy Director of research programs at the Council on foreign and defense policy. Member of the RIAC.

Archil Sikharulidze

Founder of the SIKHA Foundation, lecturer at the Tbilisi State University

Kirill Semenov

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

Daniel Drezner

Professor of International Politics, Tufts University

Yulia Kudryashova

PhD in History, Economic Theory Department of the MGIMO University

Igor Tomberg

Doctor of Economics, Director of the Centre for Energy and Transport of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies

Alexander Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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