Doctor of philosophical Sciences, Professor, honoured worker of higher school of the Russian Federation, Director of the Center for geopolitical expertise of North-West Institute of Management (RANEPA), Visiting Professor of Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Global Process), Professor of international relations, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Professor of Department of social security, Vice-President of the Academy of geopolitical problems, an expert RAS (Russia, St. Petersburg). Author of 21 monographs and more than 300 scientific articles.