Experts

Doctor of History, Professor of the Higher School of Economics

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

RIAC President (2011–2026), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1998–2004), Russian Academy of Sciences Corresponding Member, RIAC Member

Moscow State Institute for International Relations

Ph.D., assistant professor of Russian history, Urals Federal University

PhD in Economics, Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Regional Economic Studies, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Independent expert

Dr. of Economics, Head of the Sector of Economics of Science and Innovative Processes RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Member of the Union of Journalists and the Union of Russian Writers, Senior Editor, Strategy of Russia magazine

Coordinator at the Reanimation Package of Reforms initiative, Ukraine

Professor, Fudan University, Beijing Club for International Dialogue, Senior Expert

Dr. of Political Science, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Problems of Transformation of Political Systems and Cultures, World Politics Department at Lomonosov Moscow State University

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Member of the Council of the Federation, RIAC Member

Chairman of the Executive Committee — Executive Chairman of the CIS

PhD in Political Science, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Ambassador, Senior fellow and distinguished chair in Diplomacy and Security at the RAND Corporation

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

Political scientist, independent expert on Middle East conflicts, Islamic movements and terrorist organizations

MGIMO University

Ph.D. in History, Research Fellow at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Valdai Discussion Club Expert

Senior researcher at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, the Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, associate professor at People’s Friendship University of Russia

Deputy Head, CCEIS Asia-Pacific Department, National Research University Higher School of Economics

President of the The Piatigorsky Foundation, RIAC Member