From left: Vice-president of the Shanghai Academy of International Studies (SAIS) Chen Dongxiao, Yale University political science professor Keith Darden, French historian of international relations Dr. Thomas Gomar, professor at the European University in St. Petersburg Alexei Miller and editor-in-chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal Fyodor Lukyanov at the 11th meeting of the Valdai club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516769
Yale University's political science professor Keith Darden during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516764
Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, left, during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516763
Orietta Moscatelli, editor-in-chief for external relations and head of the New Europe publishing office, AskaNews Agency, during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516762
French expert on the history of international relations, Dr. Thomas Gomar during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516760
French expert on the history of international relations, Dr. Thomas Gomar during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516759
Professor of the European University in St. Petersburg Alexei Miller during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516758
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516749
Editor-in-chief of the Forbes magazine Elmar Murtazayev during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516748
Former French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516724
Former Chancellor of Austria Wolfgang Schussel, right, and British journalist, columnist of the Guardian newspaper Seumas Milne during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516723
Chen Dongxiao, professor at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, and editor-in-chief of the Russia in Global Politics magazine Fyodor Lukyanov, from left, during the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516722
Former Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin speaks at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516713
Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian Council on Foreign Affairs (center right), and former Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516712
Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516708
Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516707
Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, speaks at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516705
Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, speaks at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516701
Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, speaks at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516699
Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian President, at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516682
Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516677
From left:Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian Council on Foreign Affairs; Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, and former Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516676
Igor Ivanov (left), President of the Russian Council on Foreign Affairs, and former Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516675
Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516673
Wolfgang Schüssel (left), former Chancellor of Austria, and former Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516672
Wolfgang Schüssel (left), former Chancellor of Austria, and political scientist Alexander Rahr, senior advisor to the President of the German-Russian Chamber of Foreign Trade, at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516668
From right: Orietta Moscatelli, editor on external relations, Nuova Europa, AskaNews; Angela Stent, professor at Georgetown University, and Toby Gati, former Special Assistant to the US President, pose for a photograph during a break at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516666
From right: Orietta Moscatelli, editor on external relations, Nuova Europa, AskaNews; Angela Stent, professor at Georgetown University, and Toby Gati, former Special Assistant to the US President, pose for a photograph during a break at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516665
Wolfgang Schüssel (left), former Chancellor of Austria, and former Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516576
Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516573
Participants of the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516491
Participants of the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516478
Professor Alexei Miller of European University in St. Petersburg (left) and Fyodor Lukyanov, editor in chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516477
Participants of the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516475
Professor Alexei Miller of European University in St. Petersburg (left) at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516474
Professor Chen Dongxiao of the Shanghai Institute for International Studies at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516473
Professor Chen Dongxiao of the Shanghai Institute for International Studies at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516472
French historian of international relations Dr. Thomas Gomart at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516427
Professor Keith Darden of Yale University at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516426
Fyodor Lukyanov, editor in chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516425
Professor Keith Darden of Yale University at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516420
Professor Alexei Miller of the European University in St. Petersburg at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516419
First Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and Svetlana Babayeva, editor-in-chief of Gazeta.ru, during a break in the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516407
Sergey Kopatko, sociologist, Research and Branding Group, at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516402
Stephen Fiddler of the Wall Street Journal (left) at the 11th Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516401
Wall Street Journal writer Stephen Fidler at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516387
Participants of the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516386
First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516379
Yevhen Kopatko, a sociologist from Research & Branding Group, at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516378
Participants of the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516376
Participants of the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516375
Participants of the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516373
Deputy Chiarman of the State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) Andrei Klepach (left) at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516371
First Deputy Prime Minister Igopr Shuvalov (left) and Chairman of the Voice of Russia state radio company Andrei Bystritsky at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516370
First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516369
First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516368
Writer and historian Alexander Prokhanov at the 11th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.24.10.2014#2516367