Authors

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

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 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

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

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

Doctor of Philological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Financial University, 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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the World Politics Department of the Higher School of Economics

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

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

Independent Analyst

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

MGIMO University

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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