Research group for Russia, Asia and International Trade
What is the role of Russia, the Arctic and Asia in global politics? How are these societies developing? How do international trade, innovation and policy change interact in the global economy? And how does this interplay affect the performance of companies, industries and countries? NUPI has a strong community of scholars working on these topics, and an extensive international network in these regions.
Central research topics are energy politics and economics, including oil, natural gas and renewable energy. Also in focus are ethnicity, nation-building and nationalism in Russia and Asia and the Arctic, and democracy and human rights in these countries.
Further research areas are Russian foreign and security policy, the indigenous peoples of the Russian North, the geopolitics of natural resources and territory in the Arctic and the Caspian region, and relations with China and other significant neighbours.
The group is lead by Julie Wilhelmsen.
People
Julie Wilhelmsen
Research Professor, Head of the Research group for Russia, Asia and International Trade
Kristin Fjæstad
Senior Research Fellow
Jakub M. Godzimirski
Research Professor
Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
Senior Research Fellow
Helge Blakkisrud
Senior Research Fellow (part time)
Arne Melchior
Senior Research Fellow
Kristian Lundby Gjerde
Senior Research Fellow
Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
Senior Research Fellow
Elana Wilson Rowe
Research Professor (part time)
Natalia Moen-Larsen
Senior Research Fellow
Lucas de Oliveira Paes
Senior Research Fellow
Matthew Blackburn
Senior Researcher
Anni Roth Hjermann
Researcher