Anatoly Torkunov
Anatoly Torkunov | |
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Анатолий Торкунов | |
Torkunov in 2019 | |
| Born | 26 August 1950 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Known for | Diplomat, IR Scholar, Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Awards | Honored Employee of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation; |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | International relations |
| Institutions | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Website | torkunov |
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Anatoly Vasilyevich Torkunov (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Торкунов; born 26 August 1950) is a Russian diplomat and international relations scholar.
The rector of Moscow's State Institute of International Relations, Torkunov is a member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. He is the President of MGIMO Endowment Fund. He serves as chairman of the United Nations Association of Russia. He was a co-president of the Trianon Dialogue, Russian-French civil societies forum (2017-2022).
Torkunov is a Russian Orientalist, focused on international relations, regional subsystems in Asia-Pacific Region and North-Eastern Asia, the modern history of Korea, and diplomatic history and practice. His research interests are the historical and political factors of foreign policy-making, international conflicts, and regional studies.