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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.

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, 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.


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

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