Experts

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

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

Senior Researcher, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University; PIR Centre consultant

Political Analyst

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MGIMO University

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

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

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

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform