Experts

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

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

Deputy Director, TV Channel "Rossiya" (RTR), Manager and Presenter of “News on Saturday with Sergey Brilev”

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

Doctor of Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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

Analyst on Russia and its Middle East policy, MPhil International Relations, University of Cambridge

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

MGIMO University, Professor; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels