Experts

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Independent Analyst

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Associate Professor of Sociology & Social Policy, the University of Sydney

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

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

MGIMO University

Institute of Oriental Studies

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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 Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Political Analyst

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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