Experts

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Doctor of History, Head of the Political and Military Research Unit at the RAS Institute of USA and Canada Studies

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Institute of Oriental Studies

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

Head of Research, Center for Situational Analysis at RAS, member of the Directorate of IMEMO RAS, RAS Full Member, RIAC Member

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

Independent Analyst

PhD in History, Post-Soviet Studies Center at the MGIMO University

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

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

Ph.D., Institute of International Relations and World History, N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod

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

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