Authors

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

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, 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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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

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

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

Political Analyst

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

MGIMO University

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

PhD in History, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Professor at the HSE University, RIAC Member

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

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

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

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

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