PhD in Technical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Center for International Security, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences
Director of STAMP (Centre for the study of States, Markets & People) and Professor of international politics & economics at the Royal Docks School of Business & Law, University of East London (UEL).
Senior Research Fellow at the Russia, China, World Centre of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS)