Experts

PhD in Economics, Leading Research Associate at the RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

Lead researcher and head of the Peace and Conflict Studies Unit at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) in Moscow

Professor of the Diplomacy Department of the MGIMO University, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

PhD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Research Fellow Cambridge Central Asia Forum

A violent end to the Libyan crisis also seems unlikely in the near term, as the forces in the country’s east will have trouble organizing an effective attack on Tripoli without the support of Russia, whose military has other things in sight

Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia, MGIMO-University

Deputy Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

Dr. of Political Sciences, Head of Black Sea and Mediterranean Studies Centre, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor, Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

PhD in Political Science, Senior Lecturer, School of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University

Senior Lecturer, Department of International Economic Relations and External Economic Links, MGIMO University

Doctor of Science, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University, RIAC Member

Ambassador (rtd), President, Munich Security Conference Foundation; and former State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office, Germany

RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

PhD, Head of Computational Genomics, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Russia’s Representative in ELIXIR Consortium

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Research fellow at Insitute of Latin Anerica of RAS

Ph.D. in History, Senior Research Associate, RAS Institute of Slavonic Studies

Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Witology, Chairman of Board of League of Independent Experts

Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico and Founding President of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations - COMEXI

PhD in History, Head of IMEMO RAN Department, Professor of MGIMO University

Doctor of History, RIAC member

PhD in Law, Associate Transparency International-R lawyer, Assistant Professor of the Moscow State Law Academy

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, Department of Asian and African Studies; Researcher, Center for Comprehensive Chinese Studies and Regional Projects at MGIMO University

Ph.D, Head of Chair, Cybernetics and Information Security Department, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (National Research Nuclear University)

Ph.D. in diplomatic history, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Head of Department, Deputy Director of the General Office of Eastern-European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

Ph.D. in Economics, School of Management, St. Petersburg State University