Experts

Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Faculty of Law, HSE University, RIAC Member

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

Deputy General Director, Head of the Analytical Department Information Analysis Centre, Moscow State University

Founder and Chairman, CeNext Consulting Group, New Delhi

PhD in Economics, Leading Researcher at Center for South-East Asia, Australia and Oceania Studies, RAS Institute for Oriental Studies

General and Russian History Department of the Higher School of Economics

PhD in History, Research fellow of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies

Subject Matter Expert on Islamic Extremism, and cultures, tribes, and sects of the Middle East and Central Asia, Cultural Intelligence Consultant for a private U.S. firm

Ph.D in Economics, Deputy Director of the RAS Institute for Europe, Head of the Country and Regional Researches Department, Head of the German Research Center

Brazilian columnist and RIAC blogger

Doctor of History, Professor, Dean of Foreign Relations Department at St. Petersburg State University

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council, Graduate Student at the MGIMO University

Head of the Department for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of MGIMO-University, RIAC Member

Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member

PhD in History, Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

Retired Vice-admiral

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

PhD in Economics, Head of the European Security Department RAS Institute of Europe

Head of the Joint Department with the RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the HSE University, RIAC member

Third Secretary, RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Holy See and RF Representative to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, RIAC member

PhD in History, Senior Research Fellow at Political Studies Centre, Institute of Latin America, RAS

Ph.D, Head of Chair, Cybernetics and Information Security Department, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (National Research Nuclear University)

MGIMO University

Deputy director of Department of implementation of Program for assisting compatriots in foreign residence in their voluntary resettlement to the Russian Federation of Ministry of Regional Development of Russia

Independent expert

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

Academic Supervisor of Social Sciences Department at Higher School of Economics, Professor, RIAC Member.

Research Fellow & Coordinator West Asia Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

PhD in Philosophy, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Science