Experts

Ph.D., Fellow of The Institute of U.S. and Canadian Studies at Russian Academy of Sciences, Former editor-in-chief of Russia Direct, an analytical media outlet

Head of the Department of Science and Innovation at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Senior Fellow at the Laboratory of International Process Analysis at MGIMO under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Ph.D. in History, Full State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 3rd class; expert on Syria, Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf

Ph.D in History, Professor of MGIMO University, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

PhD in Political Science, Research Associate at the Center for Political Studies, RAS Institute of Latin America

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

Ph.D. in History

Vice Chairman - Foreign Relations, Karachi Council on Foreign Relations

Ph.D, heads the Eastern Europe and Eurasia Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin

Doctor of History, Professor, Head of the Black Sea-Mediterranean Research Center of the RAS Instute of Europe

Doctor of Economics, Chief Research Fellow of IMEMO, RAS

PhD in Economics, Head of the European Security Department RAS Institute of Europe

PhD in History, Chief of Research and Publishing Dept, RAS Oriental Studies Institute

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International Research, MGIMO University, RIAC Member

Military Observer Head of the Department of Middle Eastern Conflicts at the Institute of Innovative Development

Dr. of Political Science, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Problems of Transformation of Political Systems and Cultures, World Politics Department at Lomonosov Moscow State University

Lecturer at the Department of Comparative Politics, PhD student at MGIMO University

President of the International Foreign Policy Association, Chairman of the Global Council of Foreign Ministers of Foreign Affairs, President of the Alumni Association of MGIMO-University; Viktor Blazheev — Rector of the Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy, RIAC Member

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

Independent expert

Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Former Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation

PhD in Political Science and Law, Associate Professor, Presidential Academy of National Economy (RANEPA)

PhD in History, Head of Israel Department at RAS Institute for Oriental Studies

Political scientist, independent expert on Middle East conflicts, Islamic movements and terrorist organizations

PhD Candidate, Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies, RAS

Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University

PhD in Political Science, Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied International Analysis, MGIMO University

Deputy Director, Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences, of the Russian Academy of Sciences, President of the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation