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Dr. Andreas Raspotnik

Email:

andreas.raspotnik@thearcticinstitute.org


Working Location:

Oslo, Norway


Languages:

German, Norwegian, French


Dr. Andreas Raspotnik is a Senior Fellow and Leadership Group member at The Arctic Institute. Andreas’ primary affiliation is as a Senior Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) in Oslo – Norway’s leading research institute on Arctic international affairs. He is also a Senior Researcher at the High North Center, Nord University in Bodø, a Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley and a Global Fellow at the Global Europe Program of the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, where he also held a position as Austrian Marshall Plan Fellow from September 2021 to May 2022.

His research focuses on European Union Arctic policies, maritime transportation, international law, and new technologies’ introduction to the North. He received his jointly-awarded PhD in Political Science from the University of Cologne, Germany, and the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom in October 2016. His book on The European Union and the Geopolitics of the Arctic was published by Edward Elgar in January 2018.

Previously, Andreas was an EXACT Research Fellow at the University of Cologne and the Trans European Policy Studies Association in Brussels, Belgium (2011-2013). He has also held two Guest Researcher positions at FNI (2014 and 2015) and a Visiting Researcher position at the Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley (2014/2015). He further worked as Parliamentary Assistant for an Austrian Member of the European Parliament (2010).

Andreas has published in a number of peer reviewed journals. Most recently, he wrote Forced to Look East? Russia, China, India, and the Future of Arctic Governance (2022, together with Nima Khorrami), The End of an Exceptional History: Re-Thinking the EU-Russia Arctic Relationship (2022, together with Andreas Østhagen), A Global Arctic Order Under Threat? An Agenda for American Leadership in the North (2021, together with Andreas Østhagen) or The presence of the EU’s Arctic future (2021).

Andreas also holds a Master of Laws in International Law of the Sea from the University of Tromsø, Norway and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Vienna, Austria. He further received a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Vienna. In 2020, he also spoke with TAI’s Podcast Team on his experiences as a young researcher in the EU-Arctic world.


The Arctic Institute’s 2023 Series on the European Union’s Arctic Policy – Final Remarks

The Final Remarks of The Arctic Institute's 2023 Series on the EU's Arctic Policy concluded the Series and provides an outlook.

October 10, 2023

The Arctic Institute’s 2023 Series on the European Union’s Arctic Policy – From a Stakeholder Perspective

The Arctic Institute’s 2023 Series on the EU's Arctic Policy discusses the policy from the perspective of various stake- and rightsholders.

August 1, 2023

The European Union’s Arctic Policy in the Light of Russia’s War against Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects many elements of the European Union’s multifaceted Arctic policy, issued in October 2021.

April 26, 2022

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Celebrating 10 Years of The Arctic Institute

In this month’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we hear from The Arctic Institute’s staff members to celebrate the Institute's tenth anniversary.

January 12, 2022

Oops, they did it again: The European Union’s 2021 Arctic Policy Update

On October 13, 2021, the European Union published its most recent Arctic policy. The Arctic Institute offers an extensive analysis.

October 28, 2021

EU injects Green Deal objectives into Arctic research strategy

Andreas Raspotnik talks with Science Business about the EU's 2021 Arctic policy and its impact on Arctic research.

October 14, 2021

Beyond the Melting Ice: Challenges for a new EU Arctic Policy

Andreas Raspotnik talks with Euranet Plus about the challenges for an upcoming new EU Arctic policy in 2021.

December 9, 2020

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – EU-Arctic Geopolitics with Andreas Raspotnik

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk with Andreas Raspotnik about the European Union Arctic policies and his life as a researcher.

November 25, 2020

The European Union in Antarctica: An Emerging Area of Interest?

The European Union is increasingly developing an interest in Antarctica, especially in establishing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

August 18, 2020