Global Political, Business and Academic Leaders Convene in Berlin to Mark the International Launch of the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute

Berlin (ots/PRNewswire) -

The international think tank Dialogue of Civilizations Research
Institute announces its global launch today, in Berlin.

The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute
(http://doc-research.org/en/) (DOC) has developed out of the World
Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations, which over its 15-year
history built up considerable expertise in creating a space for
people from different faiths, backgrounds, and positions, to come
together and work to solve some of the world's most complex problems.

This new Berlin-based non-profit research institute builds on that
experience, harnessing the intellectual power of its extensive
international network of experts, academics and policy makers from
the US, Europe, Russia, India, China and beyond.

With operational centres also planned for Russia and, in due
course, China, the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute
offers international journalists a powerhouse of experts around the
world accessible virtually round the clock. Its activities include
events, original research, expert commentary, and policy advice all
informed by experts and supervisory board members who have both
theoretical and practical experience in a wide array of key areas,
e.g. conflict resolution, global security, origins of migration,
global infrastructure development.

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One of DOC's co-founders, business leader, philanthropist and
Doctor of Political Sciences Vladimir Yakunin, said "This is an
important development, filling a very real gap in the current think
tank environment - for an organisation that not only looks worldwide,
but one that combines perspectives from expert communities and
decision makers across today's key geographies. Our fundamental
philosophy is one of mutual respect and understanding. Indeed, it is
only through dialogue rooted in these principles that we will be able
to meet the daunting challenges the humankind now faces."

One of the members of the Supervisory Board of the Dialogue of
Civilizations Research Institute, impact investor and social
entrepreneur, Ruben Vardanyan said, "At a time of increased
international instability and tensions, it is vital for people to be
able to come together in a mutually-respectful setting, to work
towards finding solutions that can be of real benefit and use to
policy-makers and international organisations. Investing in this
initiative amounts to investing in the common future of humanity -
humanity as we want to see it, the world we want to live in. I am