Experts

Ph.D. in History, Full State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 3rd class; expert on Syria, Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf, Associate Professor of the Department of International Business at the Financial University Under the Government of the Russian Federation

PhD in Law, Political Scientist

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International Research, MGIMO University, RIAC Member

Research Fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)

D.Sc. (Philosophy), professor, Head of the Chair of Political Governance, Political Science Department, St. Petersburg State University

RAS Full Member, RIAC member

Head of the Department "Public-Private Partnership", Faculty "Higher School of Management", Financial University, RIAC Member

Political commentator, researcher and expert on Middle East affairs. President of the Moscow-based International Middle Eastern Studies Club (IMESClub)

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

President, Synergia Foundation

PhD (History), Research Fellow at School of International Affairs, Higher School of Economics, Moscow

PhD in Political Science, Senior Teacher at the Department of European Studies, Saint Petersburg State University

Doctor of History, Professor, Dean of Foreign Relations Department at St. Petersburg State University

Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

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

President of the International Foreign Policy Association, Chairman of the Global Council of Foreign Ministers of Foreign Affairs, President of the Alumni Association of MGIMO-University; Viktor Blazheev — Rector of the Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy, RIAC Member

President of the Russian-American Council of Business Cooperation

PhD in Political Science, Director of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies,HSE University, RIAC Member

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

Chief economist at the VEB.RF, RIAC member.

Ph.D, Senior lecturer at People’s Friendship University of Russia

Observer, International Affairs monthly

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Ph.D., Professor of World Politics Department, Moscow State University

PhD, Head of Center for Russian-African Relations Studies at RAS Institute for African Studies

Deputy Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics