Authors

Associate Professor of Sociology & Social Policy, the University of Sydney

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

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

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

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Lecturer in Law at University of Aberdeen, Legal Adviser to the IFC Russia Renewable Energy Program

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

MGIMO University

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

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Independent Analyst

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies