Experts

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

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

Research Fellow of the Department for European Political Studies at Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Independent Analyst

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

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

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

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

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. candidate in Slavic and Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Political Analyst

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

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

MGIMO University

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Economic Research at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of History, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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