Chen Zhiyuan
Executive Research Director
Geopolitics and research leadership
- Responsibilities
- Leads the research agenda, quality review and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Expertise
- Geopolitical analysis, scenario assessment, research methods
PEOPLE & PRACTICE
Our Team
Multidisciplinary capability for complex regional and global questions.
01 / PRACTICE
Professional capability model
Our work combines regional research, policy analysis, risk monitoring, cross-border advisory and academic exchange. Each project brings together research, project management and external expert dialogue as required.
02 / FIELDS
Fields of collaboration
- 01Regional and country studies
- 02Security and conflict monitoring
- 03Policy and governance analysis
- 04Trade and cross-border issues
- 05Academic exchange and project collaboration
03 / TEAM
Team profiles
Aigerim Sadykova
Head of Central Asia Research
Central Asian governance and regional relations
- Responsibilities
- Directs country research, institutional analysis and regional policy monitoring across Central Asia.
- Expertise
- Central Asian studies, public policy, regional cooperation
Timur Bekov
Head of Trade and Connectivity Research
Eurasian logistics, energy and investment environments
- Responsibilities
- Examines cross-border corridors, industrial cooperation and the decisions involved in entering regional markets.
- Expertise
- Regional trade, transport corridors, energy and minerals policy
Elena Morozova
Director of Academic Exchange and Programmes
Eurasian academic networks and research programmes
- Responsibilities
- Designs forums, seminars and cross-regional academic collaboration.
- Expertise
- Agenda design, international exchange, programme management