Experts

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

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

Academic Supervisor of Social Sciences Department at Higher School of Economics, Professor, RIAC Member.

Ph.D in Economics, Associate Professor at the Diplomacy Department of MGIMO under the MFA of Russia

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor at World Politics Department, MGIMO University

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

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

Doctor of History, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning

Journalist for The New York Observer, Founder/Director of Deepcor Media Former communications director of the Himalayan Consensus - an NGO based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club

PhD in History, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Professor at the HSE University, RIAC Member

Ph.D in History, Assistant professor of the Chair of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Moscow Humanitarian University

Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor at the Department of Jewish Studies, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Head of Research Group of Studying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Institute of Oriental Studies RAS

Chief Economist; Advisor to the Minister for Economic Development of the Russian Federation MTS Bank

Chairman of the Executive Committee — Executive Chairman of the CIS

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Saint-Petersburg State Mining University

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation, RIAC Member

Coordinator at the Reanimation Package of Reforms initiative, Ukraine

PhD in Political Science, Independent Analyst

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Д.и.н., Doctor of History, Professor, Department of Oriental Studies, MGIMO University

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

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

PhD in Political Science

Senior researcher at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, the Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, associate professor at People’s Friendship University of Russia

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

Dr. of History, Chief Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS

Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Bilkent University (Turkey)