Authors

McDonnell & Partners, Former BBC Moscow Correspondent

Researcher at the Center for Central Asian Studies of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lecturer in the School of International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics

Doctor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Comparative Governance Studies, Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, HSE Campus in St. Petersburg

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

Political scientist, independent expert on Middle East conflicts, Islamic movements and terrorist organizations

LLM Public International Law — International Environmental and Energy Law, NRU HSE

Major General, Strategic Advisor, Synergia Foundation

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

Senior Lecturer, Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University “LETI” and Saint Petersburg State University

Dual Master in Governance and Global Affairs (MGIMO) and International Relations (LUISS)

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 Economics, Head of the innovative direction at the Interdepartmental Analytical Center

Russian International Affairs Council Expert, Member of Space Generation Advisory Council

Ph.D. in International Relations, Deputy Director of Institute for Iran & Eurasia Studies (IRAS), Lecturer at University of Tehran

Expert on Afghanistan and Central Asian Countries

Doctor of Economics, Head of Marketing and Advertising Chair at Russian State University for Humanities, Honorary Member of the Guild of Marketers

PhD in History, Deputy Dean of the MGIMO University

Ph.D. in History

Head of International Cooperation Department, Integration Development Department, EEC

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

Ph.D, researcher Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise

Ph.D. in Economics, School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

Ph.D. in History, Deputy Chair of the Post-Soviet Foreign Countries Department at the Russian State University for the Humanities

MSc, MGIMO University, field of study International Economic Law

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

Doctor of History, Professor of the Comparative Political Studies Department at MGIMO-University

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