Authors

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

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. candidate in Slavic and Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

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

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

International Security expert, MA in International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris/MGIMO

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

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

Lecturer in Law at University of Aberdeen, Legal Adviser to the IFC Russia Renewable Energy Program

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

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

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

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

Doctor of History, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Doctor of Political Science; Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club;Professor, MGIMO University

Independent Analyst

Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Institute of Current International Affairs, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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