Authors

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

MGIMO University

Ph.D. in Political Science, Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

Doctor of Philological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Financial University, RIAC Member

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PhD in Political Science, EU and CE policy department of the Institute of European Studies at MGIMO University

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

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

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels