Experts

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

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

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

MGIMO University, Professor; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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

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

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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 Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

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

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

MGIMO University

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels