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 Date birth : 1982
Place birth : Russia
Email : n_a_kozhanov@mail.ru, nikolay@qu.edu.qa , n.a.kozhanov@gmail.com More : Summary of career experience
Extended experience of working in multinational and multicultural environment, including fellowships at such think-tanks as Chatham House, Carnegie Endowment for International Piece (Moscow and Middle East offices), Washington Institute for Near East Policy;
University professor with the experience of designing courses on political economy of the Middle East and the Gulf. Courses delivered (in English and Russian): Introduction to the Political Economy of the Middle East, International Relations of the Middle East; History of Iran in the 20th century; Introduction to the Political Economy of Iran; Islamic Economic Thought; Russia in the Middle East; Energy and Natural Resources in the Gulf; Global Energy Geopolitics; Political Economy of the Gulf;
Fluency in English, Russian and Persian languages as well as the intermediate level in Arabic.
Track record as a political analyst and consultant with the special focus on Iran’s economy and foreign policy; energy security of the Gulf and Russian foreign policy in the Middle East;
Over 8 years of experience of living and working in the Middle East (long stay: Egypt, Iran, Qatar; short stay: Turkey, Lebanon, UAE);
Research Interests
Political economy of the GCC and Iran
Energy security of the Gulf
Iran’s foreign policy and economic security
Russian presence in the Middle East
Education
Sep 2006 – Feb 2010 PhD (international economics and economic security of the Middle East and Iran), School of Economics, St Petersburg State University.
Oct 2010 – Sep 2011 MA Middle East Studies (with distinction), Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter.
Sep 2003 – Jun 2006 MPhil International Economics, School of Economics, St Petersburg State University.
Sep 2004 –Jun 2006 MA Oriental Studies (History of the Middle East and Asia), School of Oriental Studies, St Petersburg State University.
Sep 1999 – Jul 2004 BA Oriental Studies (History of Iran and Afghanistan), Faculty of Oriental Studies, St Petersburg State University.
Language skills
Russian native
English fluent
Farsi fluent
Arabic intermediate.
Current Employment
Aug 2019 – present Research Associate Professor, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University.
Delivering courses for MA and PhD students on political economy of the Middle East including Global Energy Geopolitics and Energy and Natural Resources in the Gulf;
Preparing academic reports and publications on the Gulf energy issues and Russian relations with the GCC countries;
Delivering public lectures on the topics of my research interest
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