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

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

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

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

Independent Analyst

Chief Research Fellow of the RAS Vavilov Institute of Natural History and Technology, RAS Corresponding Member, 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

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

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Institute of Oriental Studies

Ph.D. (History), Leading Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, HSE University

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

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

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

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

Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the World Politics Department of the Higher School of Economics

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

MGIMO University

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

Ph.D. in Technical Science, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Security, IMEMO RAS

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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