Experts

MGIMO University

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

Political Analyst

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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

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