Expertise:
•    Russian Foreign Policy
•    EU – Russia Relations

Dr. Timofei V. Bordachev is Deputy-dean of the School of International Affairs and World Economy and the Director of Studies in the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (SVOP). He is also directing the Center for International Studies within the Faculty of International Economics and Politics of State University. Before that, Dr. Bordachev was working as Research Fellow in Carnegie Moscow Center (1998 – 2003), Senior Research Fellow and Senior Research Associate at the Russian Academy of Science (Institute of USA and Canada, Institute of Europe) where he developed research programs on conflict resolution and Russia – EU affairs (1999 – 2006). Nowadays, Mr. Bordachev is conducting extensive research and writes widely on Russian foreign policy and Russia – EU relations, with particular attention to the issue of post – PCA agreement debate, decision-making process, public relations and advocacy. Dr. Bordachev was the principal author of Council on Foreign and Defense Policy “Russia – EU” Report (SVOP Annual Assembly, Spring 2004).