Alberto Priego
Professor, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas

Alberto Priego is an expert on issues concerning Caucasus and Central Asia. He is a professor at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid.
Dr. Priego has been a researcher for the International Studies Department in the Complutense University of Madrid, and a Visiting Scholar at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. He is the author of The Evolution of the Conflict in Chechnya, The Creation of the Azerbaijani Identity and its Influence on Foreign Policy, and Georgia: Another Velvet Revolution?, among other publications. He has worked as a guest researcher in the East-West Institute and in the Center for Euro-Asian Studies.
Professor, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas
Area of Expertise: Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe
Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia
City: Madrid
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Alexander Gabuev
Analyst, Kommersant

Alexander Gabuev is an analyst and political observer at Kommersant, the leading Russian business newspape.
Analyst, Kommersant
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, International Relations, Media, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Geographical Expertise - Country: China, Russia
Languages: Chinese, English, Russian
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator
City: Moscow
Country: Russia
Continent: Europe
Anatoly Salutskiy
Russian political author and scholar

Anatoly Salutskiy is a prominent Russian author and scholar of domestic and foreign policy. He is a highly acclaimed member of the Writers’ Union of Russia, and former advisor to the Chairman of the Russian State Duma.
Russian political author and scholar
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Media, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: Russia
Languages: English, Russian
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: Moscow
Country: Russia
Continent: Europe
Anna Halafoff

Dr. Anna Halafoff is an expert in the fields of multifaith relations and religion and peacebuilding. She is a lecturer in Sociology, and in Politics for the Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC), at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University. She is also a researcher for the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific, Monash University.
Area of Expertise: Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Australia
Languages: English, Russian
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Anne Applebaum
Columnist, The Washington Post

Anne Applebaum is a columnist for the Washington Post and Slate.
Columnist, The Washington Post
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Media
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: Russia
Languages: English, Russian
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: London, Warsaw, Washington DC
Country: UK, USA
Continent: Europe, North America
Asher Pirt
Researcher for The British East West Center

Asher Pirt is a specialist on Russian and Central Asian affairs.
He holds a masters in Russian Studies from UCL and served ten years in the British Territorial Army, with operational experience in Northern Ireland. He researches and writes on military issues and Russian and Central Asian foreign policy. He works part-time for The British East West Center and serves as a deployed OSCE/ODIHR election observer when required.
Researcher for The British East West Center
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Geographical Expertise - Country: Russia
Languages: English, Russian
Field of Work: Military, Think tank/Research center
City: Canterbury
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
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