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Pavel Devyatkin is a Senior Associate and Leadership Group member at The Arctic Institute. His research areas include Russian Arctic policy, U.S.-Russia and U.S.-China relations, international cooperation, governance, security, and diplomacy. Pavel’s analyses of Arctic affairs have been published by the U.S. Department of DefensePolar JournalResponsible Statecraft, Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), Arctic YearbookHigh North News, and Russian Arctic Scientific Journal (Российская Арктика).

Pavel has presented his research at international events organized by the Arctic Council, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), University of Southern California and National Science Foundation (USC-NSF), Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Дипакадемия МИД), Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund, International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X), Polar Law Symposium (Kobe University), American Center in Moscow (U.S. Embassy Moscow), American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord (ACURA), the Association of Polar Explorers (АСПОЛ), and the Project Office for Arctic Development (ПОРА). Pavel was previously Editor in Chief and a contributing writer of The Arctic This Week and Manager of The Arctic Institute’s 10-Year Anniversary Program.

Pavel is also a Research Fellow at the Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum and a Visiting Lecturer and Researcher at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow (HSE), where he teaches strategic studies and manages a working group on Russian security strategy.

Pavel graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE) and University College London (UCL). He previously worked as a researcher at the United Nations (UNCCD) and development organizations including the Global Landscapes Forum and the Sustainable Development Innovation Lab (UNLEASH). Pavel is an American of Russian ancestry.


China and the Arctic in 2023: Final Remarks

The Arctic Institute’s 2023 series about China and the Arctic has explored Beijing’s positions in and on the Far North.

December 14, 2023

China and the Arctic: Reflections in 2023

Pavel Devyatkin reflects on China’s role in the Arctic after a work trip to the Ocean University of China in Qingdao.

November 9, 2023

Western sanctions and distrust draw China, Russia closer in the Arctic

Pavel Devyatkin speaks with the South China Morning Post about China-Russia cooperation in the Arctic after February 2022.

July 25, 2023

Russian: ПМЭФ–2023: Павел Девяткин об арктическом сотрудничестве

Pavel Devyatkin speaks about Arctic cooperation on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

June 19, 2023

The Arctic in the 2023 Russian Foreign Policy Concept

Nikita Lipunov and Pavel Devyatkin write about 2023 changes to Russia’s Arctic foreign policy and strategy.

May 30, 2023

Can Arctic Cooperation be Restored?

Pavel Devyatkin writes about Russia’s responses to the Arctic Council freeze and the prospects for continued Arctic cooperation.

March 28, 2023

Spanish: La OTAN alerta contra una escalada militar de Rusia en el Ártico

Pavel Devyatkin speaks about security and climate change in the Arctic: La OTAN alerta contra una escalada militar de Rusia en el Ártico.

November 23, 2022

The Future of Arctic Governance – El futuro de la gobernanza del Ártico

Pavel Devyatkin examines - in Spanish - Arctic governance in the UN system and intergovernmental organizations.

November 17, 2022

How Is Climate Change Shaping Russia’s Arctic Policy and Activities?

This article analyzes the role of climate change in Russia's Arctic policy towards cooperation, natural resources, shipping and transport.

July 19, 2022