Experts

PhD in History, Associate Professor at Chernyshevsky National Research Saratov State University

Doctor of Economics, Ph.D. in History, School of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University

Doctor of Political Science, Senior Researcher at the Analytical Centre of Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University

PhD in History, independent journalist

D.Sc. (Philosophy), professor, Head of the Chair of Political Governance, Political Science Department, St. Petersburg State University

Dr. of Economics, Professor of International Economic Relations and Foreign Economic Relations MGIMO University

Ph.D. (History), Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor at the Department of Political Science and Political Management in the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

PhD in History, senior research fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies, Institute of Economics, RAS; associate professor, Department of Regional Issues in Global Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairman of Board of Trustees of RIAC

Ph.D. in Law, Research Fellow at Department for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies, the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Research assistant at ISPI for the Migration Programme

PhD in History, Senior Research Fellow at RAS IMEMO Sector for US Foreign and Domestic Policy

Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of Center of Socio-Political Studies ISKRAN

Doctor of History, Professor at MGIMO-University

Commodore, Former Strategy Director in the British Embassy in Afghanistan, author of Strategy for Action: Using Force Wisely in the 21st Century

Economist and International Relations Analyst, Project Coordinator of “Greece, Cyprus, Egypt & Israel: Opportunities and Restrictions of a Mediterranean Coalition” at the International Relations Institute of Athens

Independent researcher, lecturer at Dostoevsky Omsk State University

Journalist for The New York Observer, Founder/Director of Deepcor Media Former communications director of the Himalayan Consensus - an NGO based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Ph.D. in History, Research Fellow at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Valdai Discussion Club Expert

Co-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former U.S. Senator, United States

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr.Sc. (Econ.), Professor, Director of the RAS Institute for African Studies, RIAC Member

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Associate Professor, Senior researcher at the Сenter for civilizational and regional studies of the Institute of Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Member of the Executive Committee of the World Federation of Scientists (WSWF)

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

Ph.D. of Law, Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Director, Institute for Global Governance Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Study (SIIS)

Ph.D., senior researcher, Russia – China Centre, RAS Far East Institute

Doctor of Economics, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences