Experts

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

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

MGIMO University

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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

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

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

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

Research Fellow of the Department for European Political Studies at Institute of World Economy and International Relations

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform