Pavel Devyatkin

Pavel Devyatkin is a Senior Associate and Leadership Group member at The Arctic Institute. His research areas include Russian Arctic policy, US-Russia and US-China relations, international cooperation, governance, security, and diplomacy. He provides consultations to companies and academic institutions on Arctic affairs.

Pavel’s writing has been published by the US Department of Defense, Russian International Affairs Council, Polar Journal, Strategic Analysis, The Nation, Responsible Statecraft, and others. His publications are listed on Google Scholar.

Pavel has presented his research at international events organized by the Arctic Council, Oxford University, Ocean University of China, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian MFA, US Embassy Moscow, Association of Polar Explorers, Gorchakov Fund, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, USC, IISS, MGIMO, and others. He has provided commentary to Reuters, BBC News and Radio, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, TASS, and others. Recordings of some of Pavel’s presentations can be found on Youtube.

A Visiting Lecturer and PhD Fellow at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Pavel teaches BA and MA courses on international relations. He was a researcher at the Stanford US-Russia Forum and United Nations (UNCCD) and is a graduate of LSE and UCL. He is an American of Russian ancestry.