Experts

McDonnell & Partners, Former BBC Moscow Correspondent

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, RIAC Expert

Independent journalist

Associate Professor of International Relations (ret.), University of Cyprus, RIAC Expert

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Demography, HSE

Doctor of Economics, Chief Research Fellow of IMEMO, RAS

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

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

Doctor of History, Professor of the Comparative Political Studies Department at MGIMO-University, RIAC expert

Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford, Director of the ESRC/OFSRE Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE), Editor-in-Chief of Higher Education, Professorial Associate of the Melbourne Centre for Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne, and Lead Researcher at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow

Research Analyst, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme The International Institute for Strategic Studies

PhD in History, Head of IMEMO RAN Department, Professor of MGIMO University

President of World Russian Press Foundation (WARP Foundation), professor, RIAC member

Professor of Foreign Regions Chair at Russian State University for Humanities, Expert on history of CEE countries

Russian International Affairs Council Expert, Member of Space Generation Advisory Council

Third Secretary, RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Postgraduate at RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Former senior Australian diplomat, RIAC Expert

Professor of International Politics, Tufts University

Ph.D. in Engineering Science, Postdoctoral researcher, International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy, MGIMO University, RIAC Expert

Ph.D. in Political Science, Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of MFA, Russia

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

Ph. D., Special Research Fellow of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies of Peking University

Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, International Crisis Group

Director of the MGIMO Centre for Sustainable Development, RIAC Member

Doctor of History, Head of the Department of Oriental Studies of the MGIMO University, RIAC expert

Associate Professor, Università Roma TRE