SERGEY KARAGANOV
Honorary Chairman
Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy
Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy
Born in 1952.
In 1974, graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Economics.
Between 1974 and 1977, interned with the USSR delegation to the UN.
In 1979, defended a candidate dissertation on the topic “The Role and Place of Transnational Corporations in US Foreign Policy”.
In 1978 – 1988, worked at the America and Canada Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences, first as Junior, then Senior Researcher, where he managed a sector.
In 1988, became one of the founders of the Europe Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences, in 1989 – 2010 serving as Deputy Director. His specialisations included the study of the economic aspects of foreign policy, Soviet-American relations, US military strategy, disarmament, and European security.
In 1989, defended a doctoral dissertation on the topic “The Role and Place of Western Europe in US Strategy Regarding the USSR (1945 – 1988)”.
Since 2006 – Dean of the Department of World Economics and World Policy of the National Research Institute “Higher School of Economics”.
Work for state and public organisations:
Since 1991 – member of the Foreign Policy Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
In 1993 – 1999 – member of the Presidential Council of Russia.
Since 1993 – member of three Scholarly-Consultation Councils attached to the Russian Security Council.
Since 2001 – Advisor to the Deputy Director of the President's Administration for Foreign Policy.
Since 1992 – Deputy Director of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy; since 1994 – Chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, a public organisation that has now brought together more than 180 visible representatives from the business world and mass-media outlets, as well as important politicians and power structure representatives.
Since 2002 – founder and Chairman of the Editorial Board of the journal Russia in Global Policy .
Since 2004 – member of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights of the President of Russia.
In 2006 – 2010 – member of the Public Council of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Since 2009 – member of the Expert Council of Vnesheconombank.
2009 – member of the Expert Council for Issues of Investment Collaboration and Integration Cooperation with Members of the Commonwealth of Independent States attached to the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.
Since 2010 – member of the Supervisory Board of “International Relations” Publishing.
In 1974, graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Economics.
Between 1974 and 1977, interned with the USSR delegation to the UN.
In 1979, defended a candidate dissertation on the topic “The Role and Place of Transnational Corporations in US Foreign Policy”.
In 1978 – 1988, worked at the America and Canada Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences, first as Junior, then Senior Researcher, where he managed a sector.
In 1988, became one of the founders of the Europe Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences, in 1989 – 2010 serving as Deputy Director. His specialisations included the study of the economic aspects of foreign policy, Soviet-American relations, US military strategy, disarmament, and European security.
In 1989, defended a doctoral dissertation on the topic “The Role and Place of Western Europe in US Strategy Regarding the USSR (1945 – 1988)”.
Since 2006 – Dean of the Department of World Economics and World Policy of the National Research Institute “Higher School of Economics”.
Work for state and public organisations:
Since 1991 – member of the Foreign Policy Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
In 1993 – 1999 – member of the Presidential Council of Russia.
Since 1993 – member of three Scholarly-Consultation Councils attached to the Russian Security Council.
Since 2001 – Advisor to the Deputy Director of the President's Administration for Foreign Policy.
Since 1992 – Deputy Director of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy; since 1994 – Chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, a public organisation that has now brought together more than 180 visible representatives from the business world and mass-media outlets, as well as important politicians and power structure representatives.
Since 2002 – founder and Chairman of the Editorial Board of the journal Russia in Global Policy .
Since 2004 – member of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights of the President of Russia.
In 2006 – 2010 – member of the Public Council of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Since 2009 – member of the Expert Council of Vnesheconombank.
2009 – member of the Expert Council for Issues of Investment Collaboration and Integration Cooperation with Members of the Commonwealth of Independent States attached to the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.
Since 2010 – member of the Supervisory Board of “International Relations” Publishing.