Experts

Doctor of History, Professor, Chief Researcher at the RAS Institute of African Studies, RIAC Expert

Special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arctic center", RIAC member

Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, Press Secretary of the President

PhD in Political Science, RIAC Expert

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

PhD in History, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Leading Research Fellow

Doctor in Political Science, PhD in History, Professor at School of world politics of MSU, RIAC expert

Doctor of History, Professor of the Oriental Studies Department of the MGIMO University

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

MA, MGIMO University

Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, School of Asian Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Graduate Student at MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Bachelor of Foreign Regional Studies (East Asia Regional Studies: Economy and Politics (China)), Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

Senior Fellow and Vice President at the Observer Research Foundation

PhD in politics, senior researcher at the Centre for British Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expert at the RIAC

Doctor of Economics, Ph.D. in History, School of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Federal Republic of Germany, RIAC Member

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

PhD, Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia)

Research Fellow of the Euro-Atlantic Security Center at MGIMO University, RIAC Expert

Former Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State

President, Synergia Foundation

Researcher at Ankara based think-tank International Strategic Research Organization (USAK)

Aide to the President of the Russian Federation

Director of International and Geo-Political Studies at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat), affiliated associate professor of economics at George Mason University, USA

Independent journalist, RIAC expert

Ambassador (rtd), President, Munich Security Conference Foundation; and former State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office, Germany