Authors

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Independent Analyst

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

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

Senior Fellow, Energy, Investment and Connectivity, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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