Experts

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

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

Political Scientist

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

Director of Inter-ethnic relations Department of Ministry of Regional Development of Russia

Ph.D., senior researcher, Russia – China Centre, RAS Far East Institute

Ph.D. in History, Senior Researcher at the Center for Middle East Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS; Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Economic Geography of Asian and African countries, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University

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

Ph.D. (Military Sciences), Col. Gen. (Ret.), Research Professor, Advanced National Security Studies Center, Expert Institute, Higher School of Economics National Research University, Moscow

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, former Chairman of the National Security Council of Georgia

PhD. in Political Science, Deputy Director of the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) and Head of the IFSH’s Centre
for OSCE Research (CORE)

Honorary President of the Institute for African Studies of the RAS, RAS Full Member, RIAC Member

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Ph.D. (Hist.), Senior Research Fellow, Research Fellow of the Center for Development and Security Studies, Faculty of World Politics, Moscow State University

Ph.D. from Duisburg University, Senior Advisor of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

Ph.D., Leading Expert, Military-Political Studies Center, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Doctor of Political Science, Professor, MGIMO University

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Planning Studies, IMEMO

PhD Student, East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge

PhD in Political Science, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Researcher at Ankara based think-tank International Strategic Research Organization (USAK)

Ph.D. in Economics, Head of the Sector of Economics and Politics of Japan

Scientific Director of the RAS Institute of Economics, RAS Corresponding Member

PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Weapons Expert, Former UN inspector in Iraq, Creator of Russian chemical weapons destruction technologies

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

Program Coordinator and Website Editor at the Russian International Affairs Council

President of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, RIAC member

MA student, National Research University – Higher School of Economics

Senior Lecturer, Department of International Economic Relations and External Economic Links, MGIMO University

Dr. of Economics, Professor of International Economic Relations and Foreign Economic Relations MGIMO University

Deputy Director, TV Channel "Rossiya" (RTR), Manager and Presenter of “News on Saturday with Sergey Brilev”