Experts

Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh

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

Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member

PhD, Regular commentator on risk-related geostrategic issues

Ph.D, Senior lecturer at People’s Friendship University of Russia

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

Leading research worker with the Center for Global Problems at the Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University, professor of linguistic semantics at Moscow State Linguistic University

PhD in History, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Science

President of the Urals Federal University named after the First Russian President B.N. Yeltsyn

President of the North-Eastern Federal University, RIAC Member

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

Doctor of Political Science, Head of the Regional Research Department of Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences

Leading Research Fellow at the Korean Studies Center, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies

Independent Analyst

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Director of Research and Information Centre, Intergovernmental Water Management Coordination Commission for Central Asia, Member of the World Water Council

Ph.D. in Economics, RIAC Member

Special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Relations with International Organisations, RIAC Member

PhD. in Political Science, Deputy Director of the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) and Head of the IFSH’s Centre
for OSCE Research (CORE)

PhD in History, Associate Professor at Chernyshevsky National Research Saratov State University

President of the The Piatigorsky Foundation, RIAC Member

Ph.D. in Economics, RIAC Member

Ph.D. in History; Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Center for Tropical African Studies, Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club

Ph.D. in Historical Sciences, Research Fellow at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, IMEMO RAS

Doctor of History, Professor at MGIMO-University

Independent Analyst

PhD in History, Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

Member of the PIR Center Community, independent analyst