Experts

Doctor of Political Science, Senior Researcher at the Analytical Centre of Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University

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

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

Director, HSE Institute for Educational Studies

Scientific director of the Lobachevsky Sate University of Nizhny Novgorod

Journalist for The New York Observer, Founder/Director of Deepcor Media Former communications director of the Himalayan Consensus - an NGO based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Doctor of History, Assistant Professor at St. Petersburg State University

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

MA, Higher School of Economics and blogger

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, former Chairman of the National Security Council of Georgia

Senior Associate, Bedell Cristin, Singapore

PhD in Economics, Academic Secretary of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

PhD in Political Science, Independent expert

Ph.D. in Economics, School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

INSOR Director for International Development

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

PhD in History, Leading Researcher at RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies

Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Doctor of Philosophy, Head of the Center for British Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS)

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

Independent journalist and researcher

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

Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

PhD in Economics, Head of Department of Assessment and Coordination of International and Duel Master's Degree Programs, MGIMO-University, MFA of Russia

Research Fellow, MSU Institute of Information Security Issues

PhD., HSE Professor

IE Business School in Madrid Graduate, MGIMO-University Graduate

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

President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1998–2004)