Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Chairman, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Editor-in-Chief, Russia in Global Affairs journal
2022-2023
Norms and Values
Oleg Barabanov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Professor, MGIMO University; Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences
Asia and Eurasia
Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Economic Statecraft
Ivan Timofeev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Associate Professor at MGIMO MFA of Russia
Modern Diplomacy
Andrey Sushentsov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Dean of the School of International Relations at MGIMO University
2020-2021
Global Democracy and International Governance
Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)
International Conflict and Political Leadership
Andrey Sushentsov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Dean of the School of International Relations at MGIMO University
Global Corporations and the World Economy
Yaroslav Lissovolik
An economic expert
Russia and Global Security Risks
Ivan Timofeev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Associate Professor at MGIMO MFA of Russia
Morality and Law
Oleg Barabanov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Professor, MGIMO University; Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences
2019
Asia – Eurasia
Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Middle East
Andrey Sushentsov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Dean of the School of International Relations at MGIMO University
Identity, Security and the Future of the Western Community
Ivan Timofeev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Associate Professor at MGIMO MFA of Russia
Eastern-Style Globalization
Yaroslav Lissovolik
An economic expert
A Conflict of Ideas and Identities in Today’s World
Oleg Barabanov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Professor, MGIMO University; Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences
2018
Eurasia and Asia
Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Between War and Diplomacy: Hybrid Foreign Policy in the Digital Age
Ivan Timofeev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Associate Professor at MGIMO MFA of Russia
Emerging Global Commons and Related Problems
Oleg Barabanov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Professor, MGIMO University; Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences
The Future of War
Andrey Sushentsov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Dean of the School of International Relations at MGIMO University
2017
Eurasia and Asia: Development in a Rapidly Changing World
Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)
The Transformation of Euro-Atlantic Institutions: Scenarios, Risks, and Opportunities
Ivan Timofeev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Associate Professor at MGIMO MFA of Russia
US Policy and Russian-US Relations
Dmitry Suslov
Deputy Director at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow
The Global Revolt: Widespread Social Changes and Their Consequences for the World Order
Oleg Barabanov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Professor, MGIMO University; Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences
New Factors in Global Development and Future Challenges
Andrey Sushentsov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Dean of the School of International Relations at MGIMO University
2016
Eurasia in the 21st Century: Russia’s Role and Prospects for the Future
Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)
The Middle East: An Arena of Confrontation or Collective Action?
Ivan Timofeev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Associate Professor at MGIMO MFA of Russia
War and Security in the 21st Century
Andrey Sushentsov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Dean of the School of International Relations at MGIMO University
Regionalisation of the World and the New Type of Interdependence
Dmitry Suslov
Deputy Director at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Russia and EU in a Changing Europe
Oleg Barabanov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Professor, MGIMO University; Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences
2015
Security and War Studies
Andrey Sushentsov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Dean of the School of International Relations at MGIMO University
The Contemporary State
Ivan Timofeev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Associate Professor at MGIMO MFA of Russia
Globalisation and Regionalisation: the Changing Global Environment
Dmitry Suslov
Deputy Director at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Global Alternatives
Oleg Barabanov
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Professor, MGIMO University; Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences
Eurasia
Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)