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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, 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 analyses of Arctic affairs have been published by the US Department of Defense, Russian International Affairs Council, Polar Journal, 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 Radio, SCMP, Sputnik Brasil, VOA, TASS, and others.

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.


Uncertainty and Tension: Russia reacts to Trump’s Greenland Proposal

How has Russia reacted to Trump's Greenland acquisition proposal? Officials and commentators in Russia predict instability and tensions.

January 10, 2025

Why we need to care about the Arctic

Pavel Devyatkin speaks with BBC Radio 4 about Arctic governance and cooperation.

December 30, 2024

There’s nuclear threat yet Russian gas keeps flowing across Ukraine. Why?

Pavel Devyatkin speaks with TRT World about Europe's energy dependence on Russia amid growing fears of nuclear escalation.

November 21, 2024

Russia’s Arctic Rise

Pavel Devyatkin speaks with the US Naval Institute News about Russia's security strategy and Sino-Russian relations in the Arctic.

October 29, 2024

West, Russia manage limited cooperation in Arctic despite chill in ties

Pavel Devyatkin speaks with Reuters about Arctic cooperation, one year into Norway's Arctic Council chairship.

May 14, 2024

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