Experts

Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Director of the Center for Post-Soviet Studies at the MGIMO University, 2nd Class Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Doctor of History

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Holy See and RF Representative to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, RIAC member

Assistant researcher at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat)

Editor of Russian Information Agency “Novosti” (RIANOVOSTI)

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

Academic Director, SKOLKOVO Institute for Emerging Market Studies

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

PhD in History, Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

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

Professor of International Politics, Tufts University

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

RIAC Publishing Editor

Researcher at Energy and Security Center, Eugeny Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations

PhD in Economics, MBA, Lead Research Fellow (Center for International Economic Relations Studies), Institute for Finance and Economic Research, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

PhD in Political Science, research fellow at Centre for the Study of Middle East of Institute of Oriental Studies of RAS

Research Fellow & Coordinator West Asia Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Head of Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo), RIAC Member

PhD in Economics, Head of Department of Assessment and Coordination of International and Duel Master's Degree Programs, MGIMO-University, MFA of Russia

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

President and CEO of Vegarus Group Africa Business Initiative, Eurasian Economic Cooperation organization, CEO of the International Coordination Council of Alumni (INCORVUZ) FISU Executive Committee Member

PhD in Political Science, Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations of the Eastern University – School of Regional and International Studies of the Far Eastern Federal University

Ph.D. in diplomatic history, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

PhD in History, Expert on Latin America expert

Doctor of History, Head of the Department of Oriental Studies of the MGIMO University