Authors

Doctor of Political Science; Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club;Professor, MGIMO University

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

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern 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

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

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

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

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

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 Economics, School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Political Analyst

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

Senior Fellow, Energy, Investment and Connectivity, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations

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

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

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

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