Experts

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences

D.Sc. (politics), Professor, North (Arctic) Federal University

Doctor of International Law, Professor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

PhD in Political Science, Program Manager and Website Editor at the Russian International Affairs Council

Member of the Federation Council Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on International Affairs

Ph.D. in Technical Science, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Security, IMEMO RAS, RIAC Expert

Research Fellow at the Center for Trade and Economic Integration at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, former Philippine Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva

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

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, RIAC expert

PhD in Political Science, Senior researcher at CEMI RAS, RIAC expert

PhD in Engineering, Senior Research Fellow, Head of the CIS Institute Department of Eurasian Integration and SCO Development

Freelance reporter based in Kolkata, RIAC expert

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Chair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the European Leadership Network; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

PhD, Senior Lecturer in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics, Deputy Director of the Princess Dashkova Russia Center, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Academic Director, SKOLKOVO Institute for Emerging Market Studies

Head of the Department for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of MGIMO-University, RIAC Member

Senior Fellow and Vice President at the Observer Research Foundation

Doctor of Political Science, Senior Researcher at the Analytical Centre of Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University

Independent Expert

Ph.D. in History, Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham (Malaysia), RIAC expert

MA, International Relations Pierre Mendès-France University, Post-graduate, UNICAMP University, Brazil

PhD, Regular commentator on risk-related geostrategic issues, RIAC expert

Ph.D. in Political Science, Professor, Dept. of International Relations, Seoul National University

Master Student at MGIMO-University

PhD, Adjunct Lecturer, American University of Armenia

Former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization

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

Senior research fellow, RAS Institute of Economic Forecasting

Senior Expert, Center for Military and Political Studies, MGIMO MFA, RIAC Expert

President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1998–2004)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation. Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs