Experts

PhD in History, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Professor at the HSE University, RIAC Member

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

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

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

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

PhD in Economics, Academic Secretary of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

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

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

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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