Authors

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

Dr. of Science (Economics), Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for scientific work, RAS Institute of Europe, RIAC Member

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

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

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

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

Political Analyst

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

MGIMO University

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

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

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

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

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

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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