On April 29, 2016 the Valdai Discussion Club presented its new report, titled "What Makes Great Power War Possible". Authors of the report became panelists of the debate: Michael Kofman, Fellow at the Kennan Institute, Wilson Center, Research Scientist, CNA Corporation, and Andrey Sushentsov, programme director at the Valdai Discussion Club, Associate Professor, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). The moderator of the event was Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club.