Evgueni Kondrat Novikov

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Evgueni Novikov, Ph. D. is an expert with extensive on the ground experience on
Islam and on the politics and economics of Muslim countries. He was born in Kyrg
yzstan of Russian parents. He received his Masters degree in Business and Foreig
n Trade in the Gulf States from the Moscow State Institute of International Rela
tions, and he received his doctorate on The Politics and Economies of Arab Count
ries from the Moscow Institute of Social Sciences.
Dr. Novikov is fluent in spoken Arabia and he can read and work in literary Arab
ic. He has extensive practical experience in the Central Asia and the Persian Gu
lf regions. Dr. Novikov was a top expert on Islamic affairs for the Politburo of
the Soviet Union. His responsibilities ranged from instruction in the theory an
d practice of socialism (to senior students from communist and terrorist organiz
ations from Islamic countries) to advising Arab leaders on political affairs, in
ternational relations and trade issues.
His official duties as a representative of the Soviet Communist Partys Internati
onal Department provided Dr. Novikov with the opportunity to establish close per
sonal and working relationships with high-ranking officials in a number of Centr
al Asian republics. His work in Islamic countries also brought him into contact
with numbers of freedom fighters, who were engaged in terrorist activities.
Following his defection to the United States in 1988, Dr. Novikov served on the
faculty of the U.S. Naval War College and of the George C. Marshall European Cen
ter for Security Studies in Germany. He served as an instructor for pro-democrac
y leaders from the then-newly independent nations of Central Asia. Dr. Novikov w
as a broadcaster at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in charge of National Securi
ty programs and he was the Director of the International Terrorism project at th
e Jamestown Foundation. He has written authoritatively on the Central Asia, the
Arab world, Islamic terrorism, Soviet and post-Soviet politics and foreign polic
y.
Dr. Novikov knows how to win the trust and cooperation of Muslim religious, busi
ness and governmental authorities. He is a native of Central Asia, born in the K
yrgyz city of Bishkek. Novikov can speak with local religious authorities in cla
ssic Arabic, the language of the Koran. This will enhance respect for him in thi
s region because they consider knowledge of classic Arabic as an important crite
rion of a persons significance. As a former professor at the Marshall Center in
charge of students from Central Asia, Dr. Novikov is recognized by in leadership
positions as a person who helped Central Asians in their studies and personal a
ffairs. Some of Dr. Novikovs former students from Central Asia are now influenti
al officials in their countries. He is the author of a number of articles and of
several books, including: Islam in the Newly Independent States of Central Asia
: Central Asian Responses to Radical Islam; Gorbachev and the Collapse of the So
viet Communist Party: The Historical and Theoretical Background and The Transfor
mation of Political Class of Russia.
EDUCATION
College of Strategic Studies and Defense Economics of GEORGE C. MARSHALL Europea
n Center for Security Studies, Defense Management and Formulation of Defense Str
ategy Appropriate to Democracies, 1997;
Moscow Institute of Social Sciences, Ph.D. in Politics & Sociology of Muslim Cou
ntries, 1973;
International Business School of the Moscow State Institute of International Rel
ations, M.A. in Gulf Countries Business & Foreign Trade, 1966;
International Business School of the Moscow State Institute of International Rel
ations, B.A. in International Politics & Economics 1965.
AWARDS
USA George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Completion of a Tour of Duty as a
Member of the Faculty of the College of Strategic Studies and Defense Economics
USA Department of Defense, US European Command Headquarters
The Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Higher Awarding Committee, USSR Council of Ministers
Assistant professor /permanent/
Soviet Ministry of Education
Gold Medal for Honor Graduate of high school
LANGUAGES
RUSSIAN -- native, ENGLISH -- fluent 4+, ARABIC (classic & dialects -- fluent 4)
, CZECH - every days use
SUMMARY OF SKILLS:

US citizen. Knowledge of Russian - native, Arabic - level 4, and English - level

4+. 40 years of experience in research and analysis of information from Arabic
and Russian sources. Strong ability to coordinate, orally and in writing, with A
rabic and Russian counterparts in Arabic and Russian languages, and within the U
.S. interagency security community in English. Ability to establishi goals, prio
rities and long-term program plans. Experience to represent an employer in publi
c and interagency forums. Former member of the political decision-making Soviet
elite, current connections with decision-making community in Russia, Ukraine and
Central Asia. Knowledge of their way of thinking, interests, rules of behavior,
and r values may help to obtain better results in negotiations. Deep academic a
nd practical knowledge of the politics, geography, culture and history of Russia
, Central Asia and Arabic countries.
-----Knowledge and experience in the European-Eurasian operating environment, in
cluding assignments that rely on cross-cultural communications and knowledge of
multi-cultural and cross cultural backgrounds, traditions, and histories:
Education at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations with linguist
ic and cultural knowledge. Long time teachers experience of work with internatio
nal students at Moscow Institute of Social Sciences, and South Yemen Institute o
f Social Sciences and Socialist Theory .

From 8/94 until 7/97 I worked as a professor of the George C. Marshall European
Center for Security Studies (MC). Education as expert in international relations
, former Soviet-Russian cultural background, and long time experience of work wi
th students from Muslim countries established relations with students from forme
r Soviet Union, especially from Central Asia republics. Advisor for both MC admi
nistration and students to establish a good workable relations between both part
ies. For three years assisted students to overcome alienation towards West Europ
ean cultural, political and religiouse environments.
From August 1, 2010 I work as consultant and analyst at the Capital Communicatio
ns Group (CCG) and organize briefings on foreign, defense and trade policies of
Russia and Muslim countries.
-----Knowledge and experience in strategic, long range, and operational planning
. Ability to present plans orally and in writing:
From 9/76 - 9/81 as Deputy Director of Institute of Social Sciences and Socialis
t Theory, Aden, South Yemen in charge of curriculum strategic, long range, and o
perational planning, including academic work of the Institutes faculty body of 2
4 professors from Yemen, Russia, East Germany and Bulgaria, two teams of Russian
-Arabic and German-Arabic 9 interpreters, and local support services staff.
From 9/81 - 9/85 as a Dean of Moscow Institute of Social Sciences developed stra
tegic and operating plans concerning long-term activities of the faculty and coo
rdinate field studies of international students at governmental agencies and bus
inesses.
From 9/85 - 3/88 as Chief of Arabic Department at Problems of Peace and Socialis
m magazine composed strategic and operating plans to produce Arabic issues of th
e Magazine, coordinate joint efforts with foreign Publishing houses and organize
work of editors, translators, typists, and aides.
From, 7/97- 2/01 as a Broadcaster of the Russian Service, RFE/RL Inc. (Radio Lib
erty) made monthly and weekly operating plans for my educational programs to coo
rdinate presentations to members of Congress and US Government, prominent politi
cal and military executives and analysts, famous academic scholars and public ce
lebrities. These plans had to be synchronized with work schedules of editors and
sound producers at Radios HQ in Prague. Radio Libertys targeted goals were alwa
ys met.
-----Knowledge and ability to render concise and accurate oral interpretations a
nd written translations in English and Russian, and to participate in any conver
sation or meeting with fluency and precision using specialized vocabularies:
From 9/60 till 6/66 as a student at the Moscow State Institute of International
Relations, participated in a special training for simultaneous and consecutive t
ranslation.
From 10/91 till 2/92 as employee of an Area Study Department of US Army Russian
Institute I was asked to do simultaneous Russian-English, English-Russian transl
ation of military and political lectures at NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany
.
From 8/94 till 7/97 as a professor at Marshall Center, faced situations, perform
ed an interpreters duties at seminars in Russian and English.
From 7/97 till 2/01 as a broadcaster at Radio Liberty responsible on programs on
National Security translated into English letters and questions for those peopl
e interviewed, and to translate into Russian their presentations.

-----Ability to analyze information from a variety of sources in order to presen

t recommendations in writing:
From 07/97-02/01, as broadcaster of the RFE/RL Inc., Washington DC, Russian Serv
ice
composed 130 analytical programs on Russian and American National Security, Defe
nse, and Foreign Policy issues based on information from a variety of American E
uropean and Russian sources .
From 07/94-07/97, as professor of the George C. Marshall European Center for Sec
urity Studies took part in development of the core course at the Department of S
ecurity Studies, including lectures on Russian National Security Development, Co
ntemporary Security Risks, and Organized Crime in CIS countries;" gave presentat
ions for professional conferences in the Marshall Center, several think tanks in
Germany, England, France and Pakistan; conducted research on contemporary polit
ical and economic development in Former Soviet Republics.
From 09/91 - 06/94, as professor of the Area Studies Department of the US Army R
ussian Institute I composed core courses on National Decision Making in Soviet U
nion and Russia, Islam in Central Asia, and Transition to Democracy in Eastern E
uropean Countries. Researched and published the book Islam in Independent States
of Central Asia.
From 10/89-07/91, as associate professor of the Strategy Department of the U.S.
Naval War College I composed an elective course on Soviet domestic and foreign p
olicy; accomplished projects on Soviet Conspiracy Policies in Arab World and Gor
bachevs Perestroika and its Implication in the Soviet Domestic and Foreign Polic
ies;" consulted National Security Council and other American agencies and think
tanks. Made research and published the book Gorbachev and the Collapse of the So
viet Communist Party.
Published 200 analytical articles and publications in American, Russian, and Int
ernational press (See List of Publications in resume)
------Ability to make presentations before senior-level audiences orally. Skill
in working with very senior-level United States (U.S.) and international officia
ls (flag officers, parliamentarians, national security advisors, directors of ma
jor institutions):
From 09/76 - 09/81, as presidential adviser advised the President of South Yemen
on political affairs and international relations. Aden, South Yemen.
During the Gulf War, January-February, 1991 had special USA Department of Defenc
es assignment to brief Political Committee, SHAPE General & Flag Officers, Sovie
t Studies Group and Soviet Military Studies Section on Developments in the Sovie
t Political System, Soviet Perspectives on the Situation in the Gulf, Changes in
the Government and Perspectives of the Soviet Union - What Does It Mean for SHA
PE?
Before defecting to the United States in March 1988 worked with Soviet governmen
t structures, coordinated contacts with governmental agencies and businesses; de
veloped relations with foreign missions and had formal and non-formal relations
with such statesmen as former Soviet Vice-President Gennadi Yanaev and former Ru
ssian prime-minister Evgeny Primakov.
My work as associate professor of the US Naval War College provided me with oppo
rtunities to meet many senior-level US and NATO countries flag officers and nati
onal security advisers. While working in the Marshall Center developed relations
with senior-level officers, parliamentarians, national security advisors, direc
tors of major institutions of the FSU and Eastern European countries.
As a broadcaster of the Radio Liberty foreign service maintained links and had p
ermanent professional relations with US and International officials including Ad
miral Stansfield Turner, Congressmen Frank Wolf, Congressmen Toby Roth, Congress
men Charles H. Taylor, Congressmen Curt Weldon, Senator John M. Blust (NC), form
er Assistant DS Richard Perl DOD Strategy Adviser Eliot A. Cohen, Special Advise
r of NATO Secretary General Dr. Chris Donnelley, Poland Deputy Foreign Minister
Dr. Przemyslav Grudzinski, Hungary Deputy Defense Minister Rudolf Joo, Director
of Russian Center of Strategic Studies (and long time friend of Russian Premier
Primakov) Dr. Naumkin Vitali and others.
From 07/94-07/97, as professor of the George C. Marshall European Center for Sec
urity Studies lectured and conducted seminars on the core course on Security Stu
dies to senior-level officials from military and civil agencies from former Sovi
et Republics.
From 09/91 -07/97, as visiting professor of the NATO School (SHAPE) in Oberammer
gau, Germany lectured senior-level Russian officials from military agencies on f
undamentals and formulation of National Strategy.
-----Ability to analyze information from a variety of sources in order to
present recommendations in writing:
From 07/97-02/01, as broadcaster of the RFE/RL Inc., Washington DC, Russian Serv
ice
composed 130 analytical programs on Russian and American National Security, Defe
nse, and Foreign Policy issues based on information from a variety of American E
uropean and Russian sources .
From 07/94-07/97, as professor of the George C. Marshall European Center for Sec
urity Studies took part in development the core course at the Department of Secu
rity Studies, composed lectures on Russian National Security Development, Contem
porary Security Risks, and Organized Crime in CIS countries"; gave presentations
for professional conferences that took place in Marshall Center, different thin
k tanks in Germany, England, France and Pakistan; conducted research on contempo
rary political and economic development in Former Soviet Republics.

From 09/91 - 06/94, as professor of the Area Studies Department of the US Army R
ussian Institute composed core courses on National Decision Making in Soviet Uni
on and Russia, Islam in Central Asia, and Transition to Democracy in Eastern Eur
opean Countries. Made research and published the book Islam in Independent State
s of Central Asia.
From 10/89-07/91, as associate professor of the Strategy Department of the U.S.
Naval War College composed the elective course on Soviet domestic and foreign po
licy; accomplished projects on Soviet Conspiracy Policies in Arab World and Gorb
achevs Perestroika and its Implication in the Soviet Domestic and Foreign Polici
es;" consulted National Security Council and other American agencies and think t
anks. Made research and published the book Gorbachev and the Collapse of the Sov
iet Communist Party.
Published more than 200 analytical articles and publications in American, Russia
n, and International press. December 2010 publications at http://www.capcomgroup
.com/:
The Central Asian Experience In Fighting Radical Islamists Is Importan
t Today
American Business Opportunities: Russian Nanotechnologies
Russian People Security Is Very Vulnerable
Who Betrayed Russias U.S. Sleeping Agents?
Who Rules Russia?
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