Experts

Dual Master in International Public Management (Sciences Po Paris) and International Security (MGIMO), 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

Senior research fellow in the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University, Canada

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

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

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

Doctor of Science, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University, RIAC Member

Analyst at CNA Corporation

PhD in Political Science, Philology Faculty of Petersburg Institute of Judaic Studies

Professor, Doctor of Law; president of the Chair of International Law at the People’s Friendship University of Russia; member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Director of Inter-ethnic relations Department of Ministry of Regional Development of Russia

Independent Analyst

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

Lt. General, Strategic Advisor, Synergia Foundation

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Editor-in-Chief of "International Affairs" journal

Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of Center of Socio-Political Studies ISKRAN

Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Dr. of Political Science, Chief Research Fellow at the Centre for Russian–Chinese Relations Studies and Forecasting of the Institute of Far
Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Expert

President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP), Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (2012–2016)

Ph.D. in History, Senior Research Fellow at European Political Studies Department, IMEMO RAN

PhD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Research Fellow Cambridge Central Asia Forum

Former Defense Secretary and Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

RIAC Expert, Subject Matter Expert on Islamic Extremism, and cultures, tribes, and sects of the Middle East and Central Asia, Cultural Intelligence Consultant for a private U.S. firm

Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Witology, Chairman of Board of League of Independent Experts, RIAC Expert

Former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization

Doctor in History, Professor at Department of world politics, Tomsk State University

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, MGIMO University, RIAC Expert