Experts

Founder of the SIKHA Foundation, lecturer at the Tbilisi State University

Master of Asian and African Studies, Socio-Economic and Political Development of Modern Asia programme, Higher School of Economics; Project Manager, Alliance Media Strategy

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor at the Higher School of Economics

PhD in History, Working Group Coordinator at the Central Eurasia Research Center, RAS Institute of Oriental Studies

Expert on Development Assistace

President of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Visiting Lecturer at the HSE University, RANEPA University and MGIMO University

Ph.D. in Political Science, Founder, The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS), Associate Professor at University of Tehran; Iranian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Independent expert

Ph.D. in Political Science, Professor, Dept. of International Relations, Seoul National University

Observer, International Affairs monthly

PhD in History, Theology Department, Urals State Mining University

Member of the PIR Center Community, independent analyst

Member of the Union of Journalists and the Union of Russian Writers, Senior Editor, Strategy of Russia magazine

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

Geopolitical Analyst and Commentator

PhD in Political Science, Department of International Issues Applied Analysis of the MGIMO University

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

PhD in Political Science, Professor at the Faculty of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University

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

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Head of Program Education and Science, Deaf-blind Support Fund So-edinenie (Connection)

MA, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Assistant Professor, Department of Near and Middle Eastern History, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University

Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, School of International Regional Studies, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), Research Fellow, International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism at the Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

Commentator for International Affairs under the Editor-in-Chief of Nezavisimaya Gazeta

Senior Research Associate with The Jindal Schoolof International Affairs, Sonepat

PhD in Political Science, Head of the Theory of Politics Section IMEMO RAN

Research fellow at TU Dortmund University, specialist in autonomous decision-making systems

Lecturer at the Saint Petersburg State University

PhD in Political Science, Research Associate at the Center for Political Studies, RAS Institute of Latin America

Independent Analyst

Doctor of History, Head of Vishegrad centre at the RAS Institute of Europe, Head of Central and Eastern Europe studies department

PhD in Political Science, Director of the Center for Advanced American Studies at MGIMO University

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