Authors

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

MGIMO University

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

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

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 Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

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

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

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

Ph.D. (History), Leading Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, HSE University

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

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

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

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

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

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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