Experts

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

Ph.D. in History, Research Fellow at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Valdai Discussion Club Expert

PhD in Political Science, Independent expert

PhD in international relations, contributor to the German Caucasus Watch

Director of International and Geo-Political Studies at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat), affiliated associate professor of economics at George Mason University, USA

Analyst on Russia and its Middle East policy, MPhil International Relations, University of Cambridge

Research Fellow at the Center for International Security, Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, co-founder of the Vatfor project

Deputy Head, Center for Economic Integration, IDIP RFTA

Doctor of History, Professor, Chief Researcher, IMEMO RAS

PhD in History, Sector Head at RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Research Fellow at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations under the Russian Academy of Sciences

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

Doctor of History, Chief Researcher of the RAS Institute for European Studies

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Ph. D., Special Research Fellow of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies of Peking University

Chair of the Board, Africa Business Initiative

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

PhD in History, Caucasus Problems and Regional Security Center at the MGIMO University

Ambassador, Senior fellow and distinguished chair in Diplomacy and Security at the RAND Corporation

Candidate of History, Assistant Professor, Oriental Political Studies Dept. Institute for African and Asian Studies Moscow State University

Lead researcher and head of the Peace and Conflict Studies Unit at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) in Moscow

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

Director of the Sino-Russian Research Centre for the Digital Economy at Lomonosov Moscow State University