Russian international journalist, political scientist, editor-in-chief of the magazine "Russia in Global Affairs", chairman of the presidium of the non-governmental organization "Council on Foreign and Defense Policy", member of the presidium of the non-profit organization "Russian Council on International Affairs", director of scientific work of the Development and Support Fund of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Research Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, author and host of the International Review program. One of the authors of the Great Russian Encyclopedia