Political Economy of Connectivity
Sanctions Against Allies and Partners. Speakers
Valdai Discussion Club Conference Hall, Tsvetnoy Boulevard 16/1, Moscow, Russia

On February 24 at 16:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Discussion Club will host an expert discussion titled “Sanctions Against Allies and Partners: Limits of Application and Significance for Russia.”

Speakers:

  • Ekaterina Arapova, Director, Senior Researcher at the Center for Sanctions Policy Expertise at the Institute of International Studies, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of International Relations at MGIMO University, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

  • William Alfredo Castillo, Vice Minister of People's Power for Economy and Finance of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Co-Chair of the Bilateral Working Group on Unilateral Coercive Measures (Venezuela)

  • Amit Bhandari, Research Fellow for Energy and Environment at Gateway House (India)

  • Glenn Diesen, Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway

  • Taha Özhan, Research Director at the Ankara Institute (Turkey)

Moderator:

  • Ivan Timofeev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club

Working languages: Russian, English.