Experts

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

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

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

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

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

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

MGIMO University

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Political Analyst

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

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