Moscow, Russia
Russian, German
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, cooperation, and international security.
Pavel’s writing has been published by the U.S. Department of Defense, International Politics, Polar Journal, Responsible Statecraft, and others. His publications are listed on Google Scholar.
Pavel consults for diplomats and companies and has presented his research globally at institutions including the Arctic Council, Oxford University, MGIMO, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, and George Washington University. He has been featured in Reuters, BBC, TASS, Democracy Now!, and the Washington Post. Recordings of Pavel’s presentations can be found on Youtube.
Pavel is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Visiting Lecturer at HSE University, Strategic Stability Fellow at the Arms Control Negotiation Academy, and Nuclear Futures Fellow at Ploughshares. Previously, he held fellowships with the United Nations (UNCCD), Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum, and Middlebury Institute. An American of Russian ancestry, he holds degrees from LSE and UCL.
Scholars discussed the possibilities for China-U.S. cooperation in the Arctic at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2026 in Iceland.
November 5, 2026
Russia’s place in Japan’s Arctic calculus reflects a deeper struggle between economic pragmatism and strategic anxiety.
March 31, 2026
Insights from a recent work trip to Guangzhou highlight how Chinese Arctic experts view cooperation with the United States.
January 20, 2026
In this What's New Episode, Serafima Andreeva and Pavel Devyatkin talk what the Arctic means for Russia in 2025.
December 10, 2025
The Arctic Institute's 2025 China in the Arctic series presents a holistic view of Chinese activities in the Arctic.
October 7, 2025
Restoring Arctic exceptionalism could boost US-Russia ties, aid climate action, and harness Indigenous knowledge on ecosystem changes.
July 24, 2025
The myth of Arctic exceptionalism sustains a negotiated regional order, even as geopolitical tensions challenge its foundations.
June 24, 2025
Pavel Devyatkin speaks with the Carter Center's US-China Perception Monitor about US-Russia-China Arctic relations.
April 22, 2025
Pavel Devyatkin speaks with the Washington Post about US-Russia economic cooperation in the Arctic.
March 31, 2025