Vitaly Naumkin
RIAC Vice-President. President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Sc., Professor.Graduated from the Institute of Oriental Languages, Moscow State University.
For a long time he has been engaged in scientific activities at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2009-2015, he was a Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies.
Professor of Moscow State University, Head of the Department of Regional Studies, Faculty of World Politics.
He was active in public activities for the peaceful settlement of conflicts in Tajikistan and Nagorno-Karabakh.
In 2005-2007 he represented Russia in the High Level Group — United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, created to overcome mutual misunderstandings between Western and Eastern civilizations.
From 2016 until now – senior political advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria.
Member of the Scientific Committee for the Arabic Language under the UAE Ministry of Culture. Member of the Scientific Council, Valdai International Discussion Club.
Member of the Scientific Council under the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
Editor-in-Chief, Vostok-ORIENS Journal. Consultant Editor, Journal of Islamic Studies, Oxford.
Author of more than 600 publications.
Research interests: history and current situation in the Middle East; international relationships; Islamic studies; ethnography of South Arabia; conflictology.
Articles
The MENA remains highly important, alternately fascinating and frustrating but full of promise and opportunity in a changing world
The Mutating Inter-Relations among the Key Actors in the Syrian Conflict: Russia, the United States, Turkey, Iran and Israel
The wave of violence caused by Trump’s decision will be difficult to stop, as the U.S. President does not back down from his word
Terrorism Remains on the List of Problems and Will not Be Eradicated Any Time Soon
The pressure on Qatar is not lessening, and the concessions demanded from it are found to be extremely demeaning
Member Comments
RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
PhD in History, Director, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member
RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
PhD in History, Director, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member
RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
PhD in History, Director, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member
RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Poll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)
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