Experts

Institute of Oriental Studies

Commodore, Former Strategy Director in the British Embassy in Afghanistan, author of Strategy for Action: Using Force Wisely in the 21st Century

Doctor of Political Science, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Middle East Studies, Institute of World Economy and International Relations under the Russian Academy of Sciences

Doctor of Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

Director of Research and Information Centre, Intergovernmental Water Management Coordination Commission for Central Asia, Member of the World Water Council

PhD., HSE Professor

PhD in Political Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Ph.D. in History, Expert, Institute of International Studies, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO)

Independent Analyst

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Research Fellow, Professor, Department of World Economy and Global Finance, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Dr. of Political Sciences, Head of Black Sea and Mediterranean Studies Centre, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor, Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

Doctor of History, Professor of the Higher School of Economics

PhD in History, Caucasus Problems and Regional Security Center at the MGIMO University

Doctor of Political Science, Deputy Director of the RAS Institute of Latin America

Dr. of Philosophy, Senior Research Fellow RAS INION, Professor, MGIMO University, Professor, Higher School of Economics, Honorary President, Russian Political Science Association

Independent Analyst

Head of international contacts and press relations service of the Gorbachev Foundation. Foreign affairs expert and journalist

Ph.D. in Political Science, Professor, Department of World Politics at MGIMO University

Ambassador, Senior fellow and distinguished chair in Diplomacy and Security at the RAND Corporation

PhD in Economics, Independent expert

Ph.D. in Law, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

Doctor of History, professor, RAS Full Member, Head of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnology of the Peoples of the Far-East, Far-Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

Senior research fellow at MGIMO Institute for International Studies, Center for Euroasian Studies

President of the Russian-American Council of Business Cooperation