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ABOUT
Alexey Khlebnikov is a PhD candidate at Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod. He is also an independent strategic risk consultant and a MENA expert at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). He works as a consultant to various think tanks and institutions in Europe, Middle East, Russia, and the U.S. He has been published on international relations topics in particular on the MENA region in academic journals and media sources in Russia, Europe, U.S., and the Middle East. He holds an MA in global public policy from the University of Minnesota, Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a BA and MA in Middle Eastern studies from Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. He was an Edmund Muskie fellow (2012-2014) in the U.S., a research fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 2013 and a visiting fellow at Tel Aviv University in 2011. Alexey's research interest is focused on the regional transformations, conflicts, intra-regional tensions and Russia’s Middle East policy.
Discipline
International Relations/Affairs
Sub Areas
Middle East/Near East Studies
Arab Studies
Conflict Resolution
Foreign Relations
Public Policy
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Arab States
Central Asia
Egypt
Fertile Crescent
Former Soviet Union
Gulf
Mashreq
Syria
Languages
Russian (native)
English (fluent)
Arabic (intermediate)
Education
MA
| 2014
| Humphrey School of Publich Affairs
| University of Minnesota
MA
| 2010
| International Relations
| Lobachevsky state university of Nizhni Novgorod
BA
| 2008
| International Relations
| Lobachevsky state university of Nizhni Novgorod
Abstracts
Russia-Israeli relations in the changing Middle East context
