Team Leader, Diversification of the Economy research cluster; Centre of Excellence on Choices of Russian Modernization, Academy of Finland; Research Fellow, Aleksanteri Institute, Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies

Professor of International Management

Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Director (2015-2022)

Institute for Macroeconomic and Regional Studies

Former Deputy Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms under the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan

Research Fellow at the Tokyo Foundation; Author; contributer to the FACTA journal

Executive Branch of the Lebanon Government

Adviser to the President of Lebanon

"Syrian politician and public figure"

Visiting Professor at Peking University; Counselor in the Embassy of Japan in Canada; Budget examiner in MOF’s Budget Bureau; Head of the Banking Investigation Division in MOF’s Banking Bureau; Chief of the Nara Prefectural Police Headquarters; Director general of Tokyo Customs; Director General of the Defense Policy Bureau and the Finance Bureau; Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense; Visiting scholar at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University in 1999; Chairman of the Ocean Policy Research Foundation; President & Senior Fellow at Tokyo Foundation

Kazakhstan Council on Foreign Relations

Office of the Prime Minister of Libya

Associate Fellow at the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House

Research Coordinator, Senior Fellow

Head of Global Actors at the Istituto Affari Internazionali; Non-resident Fellow at The Brooking Institution

Department of Global and Social Studies, King Fahd University

UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen

Center for Research and Intercommunication Knowledge for Scientific Affairs

Member of the Consultative Commission of the Gulf Cooperation Council; Member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Gulf States Institute

Parasat Institute for System Research

Research fellow at Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies; Lead expert at Institute for system research "RARASAT"

Senior Officer in the Executive Support Division

Former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies

Served in the Israel Defense Forces as an intelligence officer, and in the Mossad in operational and analytical roles; Author of several books on strategic and peace issues, including:
"Periphery: Israel's search for Middle East allies"
"No End of Conflict: Rethinking Israel-Palestine"
"Winners and Losers in the ‘Arab Spring’: Profiles in Chaos"​

Istanbul Şehir University, Political Science Department

Researcher at the SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Global Security and Geostrategy

Director of the CSIS Middle East Program, Senior Vice President of CSIS

Boğaziçi University European School of Politics

Chair, Open Society Foundation; President of the Global Civics Academy

Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies

Senior Affiliated Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Member of the Research Taskforce of the Bahrain Higher Education Council

Institute for Strategic Studies of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (INEEP)

Former researcher at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Coordinator of Task Force Multilateralism & Global Governance at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies; Marie Curie Fellow at the Middle East Technical University

involved with the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative's "Foundation for the Future" i

United Service Institution of India (USI of India)

Head of USI-ANBI, focusing on deep technologies and defense industry

Director of the Institute of Diplomacy and Global Affairs

Former minister in several Greek governments, nine-term member of the Greek parliament, and has lectured at prestigious institutions worldwide including Harvard, Stanford, and LSE. Also a visiting scholar at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge

Director of the Center for China Studies of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Founder of Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index; Founder of The Good Country Index

Former Senior Political Counselor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; former Program Director for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies

National Council of Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina (CONICET)

Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, the University of Palermo, and the University of Belgrano

Association of Japanese-Russian Relations

Former Regional CEO for CIS of Marubeni Corporation; recipient of the Russian Order of Friendship

Visiting Scholar at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies (CMESS)

Centre for Russian Studies at the University of Belgrade

PhD at Faculty of Political Sciences at University of Belgrade

Member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities;
Director-General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin;
Recurring visiting professor at the Central European University in Budapest

Former Minister of Finance of Pakistan; Author; former International Banker at Citibank

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

Associate Professor, Political Sociology

Middle East Technical University (METU), International Relations

Managing Director and CEO (recently resigned)

Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Central Bank of Austria) - Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe Section

European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

Director of the Middle East & North Africa

headed the MENA practice at Control Risks; journalist for Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Financial Times; a field producer for Channel 4 News (UK) and Al-Jazeera

European Council on Foreign Relations, MENA Programme

Reported about Yemen for The Economist, Foreign Policy, and al Jazeera

Director at International Institute of Strategic Studies, Media Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and policy analyst

the Science and Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran

Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations

Director of the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran

International Communities Organisation

Director of the Holy Land Bond; Co-founder and former co-director of IPCRI (Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information)

Former Executive Director for Brazil at the IMF; former Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Argentinean Council of International Relations (CARI)

Professor in International Politics and International Security at UCEMA; Professor of Naval Strategy and International Politics at the Argentinean Naval War College

Middle East & Central Asia Research Center

Turkish German University, Department of Political Science and International Relations

Vice President of the Turkish Research Foundation (TAV); Editor of the annual European Islamophobia Report

Shanghai International Studies University, Center for Global Governance Studies

East China Normal University, School of Advanced International and Area Studies

Secretary of CCP Committee Branch; Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education's Center for Russian Studies; Deputy Director of the East China Normal University Center for Belarus Studies

Toledo International Center for Peace (Spain)

Co-founder and Vice-President

Former Foreign Policy Analyst for RealClearWorld.com; former Research Analyst at the National Defense University

United Service Institution of India, New Delhi​

Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies & Simulation (CS3)

held prestigious staff appointments at Army Headquarters, and raised two large formations: the Division and Mountain Corps​; He specializes in scenario-based strategic gaming exercises, conducting regular exercises for National Defence College, Army War College, and Indian Foreign Service Institute in India​; collaborated in creating a computer-aided decision-making tool at the Theatre Level in partnership with the Institute for Strategic Studies Analysis (ISSA), and his research focuses on strategic and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region and South Asia​; a prolific writer and editor, with contributions to various publications and journals, including editing the book ‘Transnational Terrorism: Evolving Threats and Responses’​​​​; recently been involved in delivering welcome remarks at a Round Table Discussion on the Indo-Pacific, highlighting the geopolitical challenges and collaboration between India and Japan in the region​​.

platforms (e.g. Asia Times, Hindu, Deccan Herald, Rediff.com, and Strategic Culture Foundation based in Moscow)​

a diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service(retired); His research interests span Indian foreign policy, Russian-Indian relations, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, energy security, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. He is recognized for his extensive publications on these subjects​​;
Currently, he contributes articles and analyses on geopolitical issues, analyzing the dynamics of Indian diplomacy, regional security, and international relations across various platforms such as Asia Times

Senior Fellow (focusing on Energy, Investment, and Connectivity)

Author of "India and the Changing Geopolitics of Oil" and lead author of "Chinese Investments in India";
Founder of tezbid.com;
Previously worked with the Economic Times, ET Now, CLSA India, and Deccan Chronicle Group.

Former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkey

Wittenburg University, East Asian Studies

Senior Fellow at the Russian Studies Center of the East China Normal University; CSIS Contributor

Peking University, Institute for International and Strategic Studies

Carnegie-Tsinghua Contributor at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Research Group on Russia, Asia and International Trade at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Head of the Research Group on Russia, Asia and International Trade at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; Associate Professor at University of Oslo

Former Head of Mission of the ICRC in Australia; former Head of Prevention of the ICRC in Nigeria; former Senior Legal Advisor to the ICRC

Jilin University, Northeast Asia Research Center

Tsinghua University, Center for International Security and Strategy

Former Director of the Centre for Security Cooperation of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of National Defence of China

Henry L. Stimson Center, Middle East and Africa Program

Former Researcher for EU-Russia relations at UCLouvain and KU Leuven, former Senior Fellow in Energy Security at the EastWest Institute

International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)

founding Director of the French Institute

Professor: international relations in the “Institut d’Etudes européennes” (Institute for European Studies) in the University of Paris-8.Director: Of the quarterly journal "La Revue internationale et stratégique"
Editor: Of "L’Année stratégique"

Argentinean Council of International Relations (CARI)

Former Ambassador to the United States, and to Chile; former governor and congressman in Argentina

Centre for International Education, Adam Miczkiewicz University in Poznan

Ghent University Institute for International and European Studies

Professorial fellow at UN University; Co-Director of the Eureast Program at Ghent University

Spokesperson of the Commandant of the NATO forces in Afghanistan; United Nations Military Observer in the war of the former Yugoslavia; Desk officer of the United Nations missions in the Middle East; Deputy Director of the National Defence Institute, Lisbon; Director of the Cooperation and Regional Security Division, International Military Staff, NATO headquarters, Brussels; Deputy Director of the Military University Institute.

Conciliation Resources, Caucasus Programme

Institute for National Security Studies

Senior Research Fellow, head of the Program on Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Previously served in the Israeli government and military, with expertise in security and defense matters

Former Eastern Europe Editor and Moscow Bureau Chief at Financial Times

UN University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS)

Director of BMR Consultancy; Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for EU-Gulf Partnership

French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), affiliated with IREMAM (Institute for Research and Study on the Arab and Muslim World)

Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

Atlantic Council, Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

Former Director of the National Intelligence Council's Strategic Futures Group; former Senior Analyst for the CIA

Lancaster University, Sectarianism, Proxies and De-Sectarianism Project

Freelance media analyst; former Adjunct Professor at the Brussels School of Governance

MGIMO (Moscow State Institute of International Relations)

Associate researcher at the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil; former advisor to the Mercosur parliament

Professor of International Affairs

Former Fulbright Scholar at the Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

Adjunct Professor at the Hertie School of Governance; former Director of the EU Russia Centre

Principal Expert The European House; Advisory Board of Tanto Capital Partners London; Senior Consultant at Future Group Dubai; Former Italian Diplomat; Middle East Adviser of Prime Ministers Prodi and Berlusconi; Special Envoy for Syria and the Middle East Peace Process; Ambassador to Iraq

Member and Board of Directors

Former Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic; Lawyer; Member of dissident movement in Czechoslovakia in communist time; Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia; Member of Parliament of Slovakia; Chairman of the Cristian-Democratic party of Slovakia; Minister of Justice of Slovakia

University of Kent, Global Europe Centre

Yeditepe University, Strategic Research Center

Former International Treaties Inspection Officer of the Turkish General Staff

Head of Division for German and European Climate Polic

Former Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS); former Director for Russia and Eurasia at the Center for American Progress

Member; Vice-President of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group

found Les Français Libres (The Free French) party in 2016, dissolved in 2017; French writer (known for his work in geopolitics); political scientist

Alternativa Center for Current Research

Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi

Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin.
Nonresident affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King's College London.
Has held appointments at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Brookings Institution, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and the Australian National University.
Recognized for coining the term "debt-trap diplomacy" and his critical geopolitical analyses.
Author of nine books with a focus on the geopolitics of water resources and Asia’s rise.
Awarded the Bernard Schwartz Award by the Asia Society for his book "Water: Asia’s New Battleground".