Experts

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Member of the Council of the Federation, RIAC Member

MA, Higher School of Economics and blogger

PhD in Political Science, research fellow at Centre for the Study of Middle East of Institute of Oriental Studies of RAS

MGIMO University

Senior research fellow at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Ph.D. in History

Senior research fellow at MGIMO Institute for International Studies, Center for Euroasian Studies

Ph.D. in Technical Science, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Security, IMEMO RAS

PhD in Economics, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Applied Economic Studies, Presidential Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Chief economist at the VEB.RF, RIAC member.

Geopolitical Analyst and Commentator

PhD in Philology, Associate professor, Mass-Media Institute, Russian State University for the Humanities

Commodore, Former Strategy Director in the British Embassy in Afghanistan, author of Strategy for Action: Using Force Wisely in the 21st Century

PhD in Political Studies, Associate Professor at European Studies Department, Saint Petersburg State University

MENA Program Director, International Crisis Group (ICG)

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, former Chairman of the National Security Council of Georgia

Ph.D. from Duisburg University, Senior Advisor of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

Doctor of Economics, RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Director of EPPEN Institute & Instructor at Department of Eurasian Studies, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the Global Political Processes Department of the MGIMO University

Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Institute of Current International Affairs, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry

PhD, Professor, Senior Researcher of the Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences

PhD in Political Science, associate professor at the School of World Political Processes, research associate at the Center for Post-Soviet Studies, MGIMO University

PhD candidate at Haifa University’s School of Political Sciences

Independent journalist and researcher