Experts

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

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

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

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

MGIMO University

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

Ph.D. (History), Professor, Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, HSE University, RIAC Expert

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Chair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the European Leadership Network; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom