Experts

Researcher, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Doctor of Political Science, Chief research fellow, Center of International Security, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO)

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

Journalist, Sinologist

Head of Digital and Innovations Research, Associate Professor of Business Practice, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Member of the State Duma, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Dean of Public Administration Faculty of the Moscow State University, RIAC Member

Analyst in charge of Former Soviet Union and Balkans Desk at Ce.S.I. Centro Studi Internazionali

PhD in History, Head of the European Union Studies Department, IMEMO RAN

Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, Yerevan State Linguistic University

Independent journalist

Dean of the Department of World Economics and World Politics of the National Research University-Higher School of Economics

Ph.D. of Law, Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Director, Institute for Global Governance Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Study (SIIS)

Political Analyst

PhD in Political Science, Assistant Professor of Applied Political Science Department at Financial University of the Russian Federation Government

Professor and Chair, Department of International and Comparative Politics American University of Paris

Dr. of Science (Economics), Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for scientific work, RAS Institute of Europe, RIAC Member

Corresponding member, RAS, Dr. of Economics, Professor,
Dean of the Faculty for International Energy Business, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Dr. of Economics, Head of the Sector of Economics of Science and Innovative Processes RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Planning Studies, IMEMO

PhD in History, Deputy Dean of the MGIMO University

Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, RAS Vice-President, RAS Full Member

Ph.D. candidate in Slavic and Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Retired Councellor RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs

D.Sc. (Philosophy), professor, Head of the Chair of Political Governance, Political Science Department, St. Petersburg State University

PhD candidate at the School of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University

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

Retired Vice-admiral

PhD in Political Science, Independent expert

Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies (Azerbaijan)