Mikhail Konarovsky
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation. Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International Research, MGIMO University, RIAC Member.
Graduated from the Institute of Oriental Languages (now the Institute of Asian and African Studies) at Moscow State University and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Dr. Konarovsky has worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1970, in its central office and overseas – in the Middle East Department, the Evaluation and Planning Department, the Research and Coordination Centre and the Second Asian Department (multifaceted security structures of the Asia-Pacific Region). He has served as Advisor to the Embassy of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, Advisor to the Embassy of Russia in the United States (on issues relating to the Middle East, the Persian Gulf and resolving the crises in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka and Ambassador to the Maldives, Afghanistan and Croatia. He has also held the post of Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Mikhail Konarovsky holds a Ph.D. in History, is a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (in the Geopolitics section) and a member of the Union of Russian Writers.
Dr. Konarovsky has written two books and several articles that have been published both in Russia and abroad. He is a leading Russian expert of Afghanistan.
Articles
The international community may benefit from Russia’s experience in promoting domestic consensus in Afghanistan
How can we prevent future negotiations from getting bogged down in low-priority, fleeting issues that take attention away from real, long-term problems?
Results of the SCO summit in Bishkek
The SCO will be able to claim the status of not only the largest, but also the most influential union in Eurasia
Member Comments
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International Research, MGIMO University, RIAC Member
Poll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)
