Experts

Political commentator, researcher and expert on Middle East affairs. President of the Moscow-based International Middle Eastern Studies Club (IMESClub)

Ph.D. in History, Research Fellow at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Valdai Discussion Club Expert

Secretary-General of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Ph.D. in Political Science, Leading Research Fellow, Head of the Center for Italian Studies, Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr.Sc. (Econ.), Professor, Director of the RAS Institute for African Studies, RIAC Member

President of the Jordan-based Political Studies of the Middle East Center, Founder of the US-based Geostrategic and Media Center

Ambassador, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Mexican Sherpa to the G20

Doctor of Economics, Head of Department of Economic Research, RAS Institute for Oriental Studies

Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Doctor of Philosophy, Head of the Center for British Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS)

Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Russia

Ph.D. in History, Senior Research Fellow at European Political Studies Department, IMEMO RAN

PhD, Deputy Head, Institute of History and International Relations Saratov State University

Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for the Russian Federation and Belarus

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation (RF) to the United States of America, RIAC Member.

Independent Expert

Political observer

Ph.D. in Economics, RIAC Member

Director, HSE Institute for Educational Studies

Honorary President of the Non-Governmental Organization "Association of Euro-Atlantic Cooperation", Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Ph.D. in Political Science, Research Associate at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO); Senior Lecturer at MGIMO University

Senior Research Fellow of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Postgraduate student, IMEMO RAS

Research Analyst Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut

Ph.D. in Political Science, Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of MFA, Russia

Emeritus Professor, The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra

Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Shahid Beheshti University (Tehran)

Assistant researcher at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat)

Director of International and Geo-Political Studies at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat), affiliated associate professor of economics at George Mason University, USA

Associate Professor of International Relations, Koç University (Turkey)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Holy See and RF Representative to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, RIAC member

Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member

Ph.D. in Political Science, Senior Fellow, Middle East and Africa Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)