Igor Nikolaevich Panarin (Russian: ?´???? ??????´???? ????´???, Russian pronunciation: ['ig?r? n??k?'la?v??t? p?'nar??n]; born 30 October 1958) is a Russian professor and political scientist.
He is best known for predicting in 1998 that the United States would disintegrate within the next few years.Igor Panarin has written 15 books and a number of articles on information warfare, psychology, and geopolitics.
He is often interviewed by Russian and foreign (The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNN, BBC, Sky News) media on issues of Russian policy, development of relationships with the U.S., etc.
Panarin also has his own weekly radio programme.He has led electoral campaigns in Russia and abroad, and his students have included parliamentary deputies, regional leaders, Kremlin officials, and Foreign Ministry spokespeople.
His interests include history, philosophy, psychology, computer science, communication, election technology, conceptual problems of globalisation, and the theory and practice of information warfare.