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Malte Humpert

Email:

malte.humpert@thearcticinstitute.org


Twitter:

@malte_humpert


Working Location:

Tahoe City, California


Languages:

German, French


Malte Humpert is a Senior Fellow and Founder of The Arctic Institute. In addition to providing strategic direction for the organization, his research focuses on Arctic geopolitics, Northern Sea Route shipping and shipping scenarios, and China’s political and economic interests in the region. Malte previously worked as an energy specialist for the Inter-American Development Bank’s oil and gas division.

Malte is the author of The Future of Arctic Shipping – A New Silk Road for China (2013) and regularly writes on Arctic issues for High North News, a Norwegian newspaper. He has testified in front of congress on U.S. Arctic policy and briefed U.S. Representatives and Senators on Arctic issues. His analyses have been featured in, among others, the NY Times, the BBC, the WSJ, NPR, the Associated Press, and Al Jazeera. He has also been published in The Arctic Yearbook, Port Technology International, and European Geostrategy.

Malte holds a Master’s degree in European Studies from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Northridge. He was named a prominent alumni of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, a select list which includes around 100 individuals, in 2013.


Spanish: La nueva guerra fría por el tesoro escondido del Polo Norte

Malte Humpert discusses economic interests in the Arctic region.

January 15, 2023

Russia’s militarization of the Arctic shows no sign of slowing down

Malte Humpert explains how Russia’s militarization of the Arctic continues even in light of the Ukraine war.

December 22, 2022

The race for the Arctic is ramping up. Here’s why.

Malte Humpert participates in a Deutsche Welle feature about development in the Arctic.

November 25, 2022

Polar powers: the future of Arctic security

Malte Humpert contributes to a podcast about polar powers and Arctic security.

September 3, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fracturing the delicate peace in the Arctic

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fracturing the delicate peace in the Arctic. Malte Humpert speaks to Russia’s logistical operation.

April 25, 2022

Polar science threatens to crack under strain of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Malte Humpert speaks to the impact of the Ukraine war on Arctic cooperation and the future of polar science.

April 7, 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

Riches lie below the waters of Russia’s Arctic

Malte Humpert discusses natural resource development in the Russian Arctic for The Economist.

November 27, 2021

Italian: La corsa al grande Nord

Malte Humpert speaks with Swiss TV (RSI) about the geopolitical importance of Arctic shipping and China's role.

March 23, 2021