Experts

PhD Candidate, University of Otago, New Zealand

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

Research Fellow, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

PhD in History, Economic Theory Department of the MGIMO University

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

PhD in History, Research fellow of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies

Analyst at CNA Corporation

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

PhD in Political Science, Research Centre for International and Regional Politics (Saint-Petersburg), Project Coordinator, Euroacademy (Tallinn), professor

Co-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former U.S. Senator, United States

Ph. D., Executive Vice President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies of Peking University

PhD in Philology, Leading Researcher at the German Studies Center of the RAS Institute for European Studies

Chair of the Iran Section, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Associate Professor at the Department of World Economy, MGIMO University

Deputy Head, Department of Political Theory, MGIMO University

PhD in Economics, Head of the Production Support Department at Gazpromneft-Sakhalin

RIAC Member

Ph.D, Vice-Rector for HR, Associate professor at the Department of Diplomacy, MGIMO University

Doctor of History, Head of the Afghanistan Sector of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, Professor

Journalist for The New York Observer, Founder/Director of Deepcor Media Former communications director of the Himalayan Consensus - an NGO based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Independent journalist

Independent Analyst

Doctor of Science, Professor, Head of the Department of European law, MGIMO-University

PhD in Political Science

Chief of Moldova Department, Institute of CIS Countries

Doctor of History, Head of Vishegrad centre at the RAS Institute of Europe, Head of Central and Eastern Europe studies department

Co-chairman of Polish-Russian Group on Difficult Matters, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

PhD in History, Deputy Dean of the History Faculty, Moscow State University