Experts

PhD in History, Leading Researcher, Department of Korea and Mongolia, RAS Institute of Oriental Studies

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

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)

MENA Program Director, International Crisis Group (ICG)

Associate Professor of International Relations (ret.), University of Cyprus, RIAC Expert

Senior research fellow at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Independent journalist, RIAC expert

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

Ph.D. in Political Science, Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of MFA, Russia

International Security expert, MA in International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris/MGIMO

PhD in Philology; Associate Professor; Department of the Theory of Law and Comparative Legal Science HSE

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

Assistant Professor at the Odintsovo branch, MGIMO University, RIAC Expert

PhD in History, Senior research fellow, The Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Expert

Doctor of Political Science, Leading researcher, RAS Institute of Philosophy

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

Head of international contacts and press relations service of the Gorbachev Foundation. Foreign affairs expert and journalist

Chair of the Board, Africa Business Initiative, RIAC Expert

PhD in Political Science, Deputy Director for Academic Work under the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC member

Ph.D. in Political Science, Director of the Civil Diplomacy Fund, Ukraine

Director of Center for Energy and Security Studies, chief editor of Yaderny Club magazine, member of Scientific Council of the Security Council, RIAC expert, RIAC member

Assistant researcher at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat)

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, RIAC expert

Executive Director for International Affairs at the Körber-Stiftung

Doctor of Political Sciences, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute

Associate Professor of International Relations, Koç University (Turkey)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the People's Republic of China, RIAC Member