Experts

Scientific director of the Lobachevsky Sate University of Nizhny Novgorod

Chief of Moldova Department, Institute of CIS Countries

Doctor of History, Professor, Chief Researcher at the RAS Institute of African Studies

Director of the Center for Post-Soviet Studies at the MGIMO University, 2nd Class Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Doctor of History

Ph.D. in History, Research Fellow at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Valdai Discussion Club Expert

PhD in History, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Science

Doctor of Political Science, Professor of the Diplomacy Department of the MGIMO University

PhD in History, Head of the European Union Studies Department, IMEMO RAN

Rector of the National Research University-Higher School of Economics

Director of the Centre for Cross-Sectoral Expertise “Third Rome”, RIAC Member

Academic Director of the RAS Institute of General History, RAS Full Member, RIAC Member

PhD (History), Research Fellow at School of International Affairs, Higher School of Economics, Moscow

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

Professor of International Politics, Tufts University

Doctor of Political Science, Deputy Director of the RAS Institute of Latin America

Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, School of Asian Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics

PhD in History, independent journalist

Political Analyst

Doctor of Political Science, Head of the Regional Research Department of Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences

Ph.D, Senior lecturer at People’s Friendship University of Russia

Doctor of History, Professor at MGIMO-University

President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP), Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (2012–2016)