War of the Future: What Should We Prepare for? Special Session

The special session “War of the Future: What Should We Prepare for?” takes place on October 17 as part of the 15th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club. Panelists: Andrey Frolov, Editor-in-chief of the “Arms export” magazine. Thomas Gomart, Director, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank Andrew Monaghan, Director of Research on Russia and Northern European Defence and Security at the Oxford Changing Character of War Centre at Pembroke College Richard Weitz, Director and Senior Fellow, Center for Political-Military Analysis, Hudson Institute Moderator: Andrey Bezrukov, Associate Professor, MGIMO University The Annual Meeting will last until October 18. This year’s topic is “Russia: Agenda for the 21st Century.” This is not accidental. At the forefront is Russia, its political and socio-economic prospects, social and cultural development, place in the emerging world.