Experts

PhD in Political Science, Andrew Derbenev is a Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, and an Associate Professor in Moscow State Pedagogical University

Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia, MGIMO-University

President of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, RIAC member.

PhD in Economics, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Applied Economic Studies, Presidential Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC expert

PhD in Political Science; Associate Professor of the Department of Integration Processes, Senior Researcher at IMI MGIMO; Senior Researcher at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Expert

Deputy Head, Center for Economic Integration, IDIP RFTA

President of the North-Eastern Federal University, RIAC Member

Political observer

General and Russian History Department of the Higher School of Economics

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, Department of Asian and African Studies; Researcher, Center for Comprehensive Chinese Studies and Regional Projects at MGIMO University, RIAC expert

President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP), Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (2012–2016)

Doctor of Economics, Director of the Far East Institute's Vietnam-ASEAN Research Centre under Russia's Science Academy, RIAC Expert

Head of the Department for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of MGIMO-University, RIAC Member

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairman of Board of Trustees of RIAC

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor at IR Department, Far Eastern Federal University, Adjunct Professor at the North-East Asia Research Center, Jilin University, China

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Population Studies Chair at Economy Department, Moscow State University

RIAC Expert

MA in Middle Eastern Studies, RIAC Expert

Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, International Crisis Group

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, MGIMO University, RIAC Expert

Doctor of History, Professor, Head of the Black Sea-Mediterranean Research Center of the RAS Instute of Europe

PhD in Political Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Head of Department, Deputy Director of the General Office of Eastern-European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the World Politics Department of the Higher School of Economics

PhD Professor, University of the Philippines (ret.), Executive Director, Center for Political and Democratic Reforms, Inc.

PhD in Political Science, Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations of the Eastern University – School of Regional and International Studies of the Far Eastern Federal University

PhD, Head of Center for Russian-African Relations Studies at RAS Institute for African Studies

PhD in History, Economic Theory Department of the MGIMO University

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

Third Secretary, Press-Attaché of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ankara

Research Fellow, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Associate Professor, Università Roma TRE