Authors

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

International Security expert, MA in International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris/MGIMO

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

Political Analyst

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Ph.D. in Law, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

Doctor of Political Science; Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club;Professor, MGIMO University

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

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

PhD in Economics, Academic Secretary of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Society Studies, Expert of the Middle East Institute, RIAC

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

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