Experts

PhD (Political Science), Leading Researcher, Head, Centre for Sociological and Political Sciences Studies, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Ph.D. in History, Scientific Advisor of The Evgeny Primakov Center for International Cooperation, Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies RAS

New Delhi based Journalist & Eurasia Analyst

Ph.D in Political Science, Expert on International Affairs and Russia–Turkey Relations

Director of the Research Institute for European and American Studies based in Athens, Greece

Doctor of History, Professor of Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship, Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

MENA Program Director, International Crisis Group (ICG)

Professor, Doctor of Law; president of the Chair of International Law at the People’s Friendship University of Russia; member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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

Political Analyst

LLM Public International Law — International Environmental and Energy Law

PhD in Economics, Head of the Production Support Department at Gazpromneft-Sakhalin

PhD in Political Science, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PhD, Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia)

International Information Security and Global Internet Governance Program Coordinator, PIR Center

Senior Researcher at the ‘Russia, China, World’ Centre of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKSA RAS), Head of the Commission for the Creation and Activities of Regional Branches, Member of the Central Board of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Society (ORKD)

Research Fellow at the Department of Modern History of Central and Southeast Europe, Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Former Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State

PhD, Institute of Asian and African Studies

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Member

Head of Digital and Innovations Research, Associate Professor of Business Practice, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO