Experts

Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the RF MFA, RAS Full Member, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Shahid Beheshti University (Tehran)

Transitional – Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Professor of the Chair of Modern East Department of History, Political Science and Law, Russian State University for the Humanities

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

PhD, Senior Lecturer in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics, Deputy Director of the Princess Dashkova Russia Center, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Tutor of business, law and social sciences at Kaplan International College, Affiliated Faculty at University College London

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

Professor, Fudan University, Beijing Club for International Dialogue, Senior Expert

Independent analyst

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

PhD in Technical Sciences, CEO and Co-Founder of TSS Ltd

Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for the Russian Federation and Belarus

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

Doctor of History, Professor, Chief Researcher, IMEMO RAS

Ph.D. in Law, Research Fellow at Department for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies, the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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

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

Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University

Doctor of Political Science, Expert at the Institute of Oriental studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Oriental Studies in the Russian State University for Humanities

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

Chief of Moldova Department, Institute of CIS Countries

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Demography, HSE

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