A graduate of the Moscow State University’s School of Philology, Ambassador Pankin begin his career in journalism in 1953. In 1982, he was appointed ambassador of the USSR to Sweden and then to Czechoslovakia in 1990. In 1991, he was appointed Foreign Minister of the USSR after which he was...
Fyodor Lukyanov has been editor of Russia in Global Affairs journal published with participation of Foreign Affairs since it's founding 2002. Under his leadership the journal became one of the most authoritative sources of independent information on foreign policy and international relations in...
Igor Ivanov is a Russian politician and served as the former Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation from 2004-2007. Prior to this he served as the Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998-2004. He is a Professor of Moscow State Institute of International Relations; a...
General Dvorkin is one of Russia’s leading experts on strategic nuclear forces, missile defence, and military space issues. After graduating from the Higher Military Naval School in 1958, General Dvorkin served in the Soviet/Russian armed forces until his retirement in 2001. He participated...
Anatoly Diakov is a Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
Dr Evgeny Buzhinskiy is a Lieutenant-General (Retired) and holds a Ph.D. in Military Sciences. He joined the the Russian armed forces in 1968. Between 1976 and 1992 he served in different positions in the General Staff of the USSR and the Russian Federation. During the following 10 years...