Sergey Markedonov

Dr. Sergey Markedonov is a historian and analyst specializing in Russia’s foreign policy, the South Caucasus, and post-Soviet conflict regions. He is a Leading Research Fellow at MGIMO University’s Institute for International Studies and Editor-in-Chief of International Analytics. He has also served as Director of the Department for Problems of Ethnic Relations at the Institute for Political and Military Analysis in Moscow.

Dr. Markedonov has written and commented widely for international policy forums and expert publications, including the Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations, the Russian International Affairs Council, and Russia in Global Affairs. His analysis often examines the intersection of domestic politics, identity, and geopolitics in countries such as Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Moldova.