Authors

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Economic Research at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics

Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Society Studies, Expert of the Middle East Institute, RIAC

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

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

Senior Fellow, Energy, Investment and Connectivity, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

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

Doctor of History, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning

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

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

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

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

Graduate Student at MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Bachelor of Foreign Regional Studies (East Asia Regional Studies: Economy and Politics (China)), Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club