Authors

Chief Research Fellow of the RAS Vavilov Institute of Natural History and Technology, RAS Corresponding Member, RIAC Member

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of History, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

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

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

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

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

International Security expert, MA in International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris/MGIMO

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

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

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

MGIMO University

Deputy Director, TV Channel "Rossiya" (RTR), Manager and Presenter of “News on Saturday with Sergey Brilev”

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