Andrey Baklanov

On April 17, 2025, as part of the Oriental Studies section of the XXV Anniversary Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (YAС), the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) organized a keynote address by Archana Upadhyay, Professor at the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

On April 15, 2025, as part of the Oriental Studies section of the XXV Anniversary Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, the School of Regional Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, held a session titled “Asian Countries and the Formation of a New World Order.”

On February 6, the School of Regional Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University in collaboration with the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and with the support of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, held an international round table titled“The Current Situation in the World and the Middle East: Key Trends and Pressing Issues.”

On October 29, 2024, as part of the VI International Conference “The World Majority towards a New International Order” organized by the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at HSE University, the session “New International Political, Financial-Economic Order—the Middle East Caucus” was held.

In April 2024, HSE School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs organised a round table ‘Russia and the Most Influential Countries of the Global South: Comparing Approaches to the New International Political and Economic-Financial Order’. Seyedmohammad Seyedi Asl, Research Fellow at the School of International Regional Studies, spoke to HSE News Service on his report ‘Global South, BRICS, and Iran's Foreign Policy’ presented at the round table, his research interests and impressions of working at HSE University, and living in Moscow.

Prof. Olga Volosyuk, Head of the School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, spoke to the HSE News Service about international relations, research, and conferences organised by the School.

Since 2022, HSE University and the Southern Federal University (SFedU) have been implementing a joint bachelor's programme ‘The Caucasus and the Middle East in the System of Regional and International Relations.’ Education takes place in Rostov-on-Don, with HSE professors mostly involved in the process remotely. In late April 2024, some of the top students from the programme were invited for a week to HSE University, where they participated in various educational and scientific events.

On April 26, the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Politics of the HSE University, together with Allameh Tabatabai University, held an international round table “Russia and Iran on the path to a new world order.”

On April 9, at the The School of Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, a round table was organized on “Russia and the Most Influential Countries of the Global South: A Comparison of Approaches to the New International Political and Economic-Financial Order”.

On April 11, 2024, The School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University in partnership with Allameh Tabataba'i University as part of the ongoing online seminar “Contemporary Area Studies”, holds a meeting with Dr. Andrey Baklanov, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section, School of Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University.

The session titled “Middle East Countries and the New Financial and Economic World Order: the Region's Potential, Prospects of Interaction With the Russian Federation” was organized in the context of the project activities carried out by the School of Regional Studies aimed at developing practical proposals on this topic. The moderator of the section was Professor, Head of the Middle Eastern and North African Studies Section of the School of Regional Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, Dr. A.G. Baklanov.

The School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University organized an expert round table “The Middle East in the New Geopolitical Realities” on April 6, 2023 within the framework of XXIV Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development.

The School of Regional Studies (SRS) congratulates Sergey Luzyanin, Andrey Baklanov and Evgeny Kanaev for diligent and perfect work, as well as on the occasion of HSE University’s 30^th anniversary!

On December 21, 2022, the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University held a roundtable discussion on “2022 Outcomes: Turkey, Iran, Central Asian Countries: Growing Potential of Influence”.

On December 19, within the framework of the online project “It's worth talking about”, another online seminar was held with Dr. Andrey Baklanov, Professor, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section, School of Regional Studies, HSE University, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats. The primary guest for this seminar was a Dr. Sergey Luzyanin, Professor School of Regional Studies, HSE University.

On December 2, 2022, School of Regional Studies Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University held the session "The Middle East in the Confrontation between the West and Russia" within the framework of the 4th International Conference “The world majority in the contemporary international realities: from fragmentation to new institutionalization”.

On September 24, 2022, within the framework of the online project “It’s worth talking about”, meeting was held with Dr. Andrey Baklanov, The State Counselor (1-st class) of the Russian Federation, the Head of the Research sector of the Middle East and North Africa of the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University.

In January 2022, the collective monograph entitled Regions in the Contemporary World: the Global Turbulence and Its Impact on Asia / Ed. by E. Kanaev, S. Luzyanin, A. Baklanov, V. Vishnyakovawas published. The monograph is an outcome of the II International Conference “East and West in the New Transformation Phase: Asia Encountering the Challenges of Deglobalization”, organized by the World Economy and International Affairs faculty, HSE University, on December 16-17, 2020. It is the second issue of the book from the “Regions in the Contemporary World” series (the first monograph entitled Regions in the Contemporary World: Globalization and Asia (in Russian) was published in 2020. It demonstrates that conferences on regional studies with outcomes as academic monographs are held regularly at the World Economy and International Affairs faculty

On September 9, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University within the framework of the permanent online practice-based project «It's worth talking about», eptember 9, 2021, the Department of foreign regional studies, faculty of world held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, the former Russian Ambassador to Iraq, Libya and Mauritania Vladimir Chamov. The topic was: "10 years of the tragedy in Libya".

On April 20, 2021, within the framework of the permanent online project "It's worth talking about", a regular online meeting was held with Andrey Glebovich Baklanov, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Sector of the Department of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics of the Higher School of Economics, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, Ambassador. The topic of the meeting was: "Problems of the Straits– will there be a further aggravation of the situation?"

On April, 15, 2021 The School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University together with the Russian Middle East Association, Provincial Youth Assembly Pakistan and Kateb Educational and Cultural  Association in Russian Federation hold a round table “The Role of Youth in Achieving the 17 UN SDGs: Afghanistan – Egypt – Pakistan – Russia”.

On March, 27, 2021 within the framework of permanent online seminar «It’s  worth talking about» organised the meeting with Dr. Andrey Baklanov - Professor, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section of the School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University.

On March 24, 2021, the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affair, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association, organized the Third Simulation Game "International Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Gulf Zone", which allowed students of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs to immerse themselves in atmosphere of international negotiations.

On February, 27, 2021 within the framework of permanent online seminar «It's worth talking about»  Dr. Andrey Baklanov - Professor, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section of the School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University spoke on the topic: "Post-crisis Middle East: Russia opens new trade missions, prepares to increase its presence."

Оn February, 24, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar «Contemporary area studies», organized the fourth meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring with a Head of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Islamic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dr. Vasily Kuznetsov, on the topic : "Tunisia 10 years later: (not) fulfilled hopes».

On February 20, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar «Contemporary area studies», organized the third meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring with a director of Institute of strategic and communication studies in Lebanon Imad Rizk. The topic was: «Lebanon: Model for New wave of Arab Spring».

On February 9, 2021, the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar «Contemporary area studies», organized the first meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring with a interpreter, journalist and lecturer of the School of Asian studies of the of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University Rami El-Kalyubi. The topic of the meeting was: «Egypt: «The Arab Spring» 10 years later - reasons and consequences».

On December 8, 2020, within the framework of the permanent online project “It’s worth talking about”, online meeting was held with Andrey Baklanov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, the  State adviser of the Russian Federation of the first class, the Head of the research sector of the Middle East and North Africa of the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE. The theme of the meeting was “The beginning of the year is a new aggravation of the situation in Syria”.

On December 16-17, 2020, experts, diplomats, regional and oriental scholars from 36 countries and six regions of Russia met on the virtual platform of the Higher School of Economics to discuss new trends of regionalization and de-globalization in the world development. These trends were vividly manifested in Asia during the last year - the period of extraordinary upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 8, 2020, within the framework of the permanent online project “It’s worth talking about”, online meeting was held withAndrey Baklanov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, the  State adviser of the Russian Federation of the first class, the Head of the research sector of the Middle East and North Africa of the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE. The theme of the meeting was “Turkey: opponent or partner?”

On November 18, within the framework of the permanent online project “It’s worth talking about”, in which leading regional experts discuss current problems with students, the eighth online meeting was held withAndrey Baklanov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, the current state adviser of the Russian Federation of the first class, the head of the research sector of the Middle East and North Africa of the Department of Foreign Regional Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE.

On November 10, the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University organized the II Student Conference named after Hussein Ajjawi “The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Past and Present”. For the first time in two years, the conference was held in the online format, which allowed a large number of participants and guests from different countries to join it.

On Wednesday, September 30, within the framework of the permanent online project “It's worth talking about”, an online meeting was held withAndrey Baklanov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, the current state adviser of the Russian Federation of the first class, the head of the research sector of the Middle East and North Africa of the Department of Foreign Regional Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE. Professor Baklanov delivered the speech titled “5 years of Russian military action in Syria: results and prospects for the situation.”

On March 10, Andrei Baklanov, Professor, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section, School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 1st Class State Counselor of the Russian Federation, former Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Assistant Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats held an open meeting.

Researchers and diplomats from 35 countries and eight Russian regional universities gathered at HSE University to discuss globalization in Asia and how it differs from what is taking place in Europe.