Experts

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Retired Vice-admiral

PhD, Regular commentator on risk-related geostrategic issues

PhD in Political Science, Philology Faculty of Petersburg Institute of Judaic Studies

Professor at the Diplomacy Department at MGIMO Russia, Chief Research Fellow of the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Ph.D., Associate Director of and Research Professor at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University

MGIMO-University

Former First Deputy Chief of the Military Science Department, Russian Armed Forces General Staff

Researcher at the Center for Central Asian Studies of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lecturer in the School of International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics

Political Analyst

PhD, Head of Center for Russian-African Relations Studies at RAS Institute for African Studies

Director of Center for International and European Law, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

PhD in Political Science

Political observer

Rector of the National Research University-Higher School of Economics

PhD fellow at the Chair of International Law, PFUR Law School

Director of the Center for advanced studies of national security of Russia, RAS Full Member, RIAC Member

Professor, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, RIAC member

RIEAS Senior advisor based in Athens, Greece and Associate at the Centre for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan

Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the RF MFA, RAS Full Member, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Retired Councellor RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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

Doctor of History, Professor, Chief Researcher, IMEMO RAS

Head of Defense Studies Department at Armenian Research & Development Institute and editor for New Defense Order. Strategy magazine, Thinker AGBU Project Lead

PhD in Geography, senior researcher, Institute of Demography HSE

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, RIAC Member

Research Analyst, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme The International Institute for Strategic Studies