Experts

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

Master of Asian and African Studies, Socio-Economic and Political Development of Modern Asia programme, Higher School of Economics; Project Manager, Alliance Media Strategy

Transitional – Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

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

MA, International Relations Pierre Mendès-France University, Post-graduate, UNICAMP University, Brazil

PhD, Project Coordinator of “Greece, Cyprus, Egypt & Israel: Opportunities and Restrictions of a Mediterranean Coalition” Project at the International Relations Institute of Athens

Independent expert, specializes in EU, US and WTO affairs

Ph.D. in Political Science, Head, Center for Social and Political Research, Institute for the Development of Integration Processes, Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Associate Professor, Financial University

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

Independent Expert

Dual Master in Governance and Global Affairs (MGIMO) and International Relations (LUISS)

Program Coordinator and Website Editor at the Russian International Affairs Council

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the RF MFA, RAS Full Member, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Moscow State Institute for International Relations

Consultant at PIR-Center for Policy Studies

Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor at the Department of Jewish Studies, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Researcher at the Department for the Study of Israel and Jewish Communities of the RAS

Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social, Political and Economic Problems in the 20th Century, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences

Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Society Studies, Expert of the Middle East Institute, RIAC

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

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

PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Senior Research Associate, Institute of Demography at the Higher School of Economics

Head of the Mongolia Unit, Senior Researcher at the Korea and Mongolia Division, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

PhD in History, Caucasus Problems and Regional Security Center at the MGIMO University

Ambassador, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (1996-1998)

Lecturer, Department of Asian and African Studies, MGIMO University, Research Fellow, Center for Japanese Studies, RAS Institute of Oriental Studies

PhD in Political Science, Andrew Derbenev is a Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, and an Associate Professor in Moscow State Pedagogical University