Authors

PhD in History, senior research fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies, Institute of Economics, RAS; associate professor, Department of Regional Issues in Global Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

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

Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Development Research, Institute of Economics and Utility Regulation, Higher School of Economics

President of the Urals Federal University named after the First Russian President B.N. Yeltsyn

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

PhD in Political Science

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Federal Republic of Germany, RIAC Member

Ph.D. in Political Science, Senior Fellow, Middle East and Africa Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

PhD in Political Science, research fellow at Centre for the Study of Middle East of Institute of Oriental Studies of RAS

Senator of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

Research Assistant at the Center of Arab and Islamic Studies under the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Expert on Afghanistan and Central Asian Countries

Dr. of Political Sciences, Head of Black Sea and Mediterranean Studies Centre, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor, Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

Head of the Department of Military-Political Research at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences

President of the North-Eastern Federal University, RIAC Member

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

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Population Studies Chair at Economy Department, Moscow State University

RIAC member

PhD in History, Political Studies Center of the RAS Institute of Economics

Ph.D. in Political Science, President World Security Network, Berlin

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Head of International Cooperation Department, Integration Development Department, EEC

Ph.D. in History, Senior Research Fellow at European Political Studies Department, IMEMO RAN

Deputy Head, CCEIS Asia-Pacific Department, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Senior Lecturer, Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University “LETI” and Saint Petersburg State University

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Research Fellow, Professor, Department of World Economy and Global Finance, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Expert at the Middle East Institute

Research Analyst Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut