Experts

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

PhD in Philosophy, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Science

Doctor of Political Science, Chief research fellow, Center of International Security, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO)

Ph.D. in History; Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Center for Tropical African Studies, Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Director of International and Geo-Political Studies at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat), affiliated associate professor of economics at George Mason University, USA

PhD in History, Senior Research Fellow at RAS IMEMO Sector for US Foreign and Domestic Policy

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

Political scientist, independent expert on Middle East conflicts, Islamic movements and terrorist organizations

Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, School of International Regional Studies, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), Research Fellow, International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism at the Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Member of the Council of the Federation, RIAC Member

Doctor of History, Director of the Center for the Study of the Contemporary Balkan crisis of the RAS Institute of Slavic Studies, Academician of the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences

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

PhD in History, Caucasus Problems and Regional Security Center at the MGIMO University

Independent Analyst

Doctor of History, Professor, Head of the Black Sea-Mediterranean Research Center of the RAS Instute of Europe

Ph.D. in Political Science, Associate Professor at the Global Politics Department of St. Petersburg State University

Leading research worker with the Center for Global Problems at the Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University, professor of linguistic semantics at Moscow State Linguistic University

Senior Research Fellow of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

President of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, RIAC member.

Research Fellow, Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS)

Ph.D. in History; Senior Research Fellow, Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Studies, MGIMO University under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Associate Professor, School of International Affairs, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics National Research University

Ph.D. in Political Sciences, Research Fellow, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS) at the Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

PhD in Political Science, EU and CE policy department of the Institute of European Studies at MGIMO University

Deputy Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies (IFES) Russian Academy of Sciences

PhD in Law, Political Scientist

Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

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