Experts

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

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

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

Research Fellow of the Department for European Political Studies at Institute of World Economy and International Relations

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

MGIMO University

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

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

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

MGIMO University, Professor; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

Dr. of Science (Economics), Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for scientific work, RAS Institute of Europe, RIAC Member

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Chair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the European Leadership Network; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

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

Political Analyst

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels