🐻❄️About Me
Hi, I am a PhD Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and the University of Oslo. I have a background in international relations and my PhD is on China’s Arctic Policy. My main research interest is Chinese and Russian foreign policy and Arctic geopolitics. My other research interests are Sino-Russian relations, Russia’s environmental politics, and the Korean penninsula.
Interests
- International relations
- Arctic geopolitics
- China’s Arctic policy
Education
MPhil Peace and Conflict Studies
University of Oslo
BA International Relations
Seoul National University
Featured Publications
China, Russia and the U.S. in the Bering Sea: Military Exercises and Great Power Politics
Nov 27, 2025
Polar regions for global status: China’s great power discourse and status-seeking practice in the Arctic and Antarctic
Oct 15, 2025
Polar Contradictions: China’s Dialectical Thinking About the Arctic
May 1, 2025
Russia’s Geopolitical Position in the Arctic: What’s New?
Nov 1, 2024
Chinese Arctic Shipping Under the Polar Silk Road: Reality or Vision?
Aug 22, 2024
Recent Publications
(2025).
China, Russia and the U.S. in the Bering Sea: Military Exercises and Great Power Politics.
Arctic Yearbook 2025 - War and Peace in the Arctic.
(2025).
Polar regions for global status: China’s great power discourse and status-seeking practice in the Arctic and Antarctic.
The British Journal of Politics and International Relations.
(2025).
Polar Contradictions: China’s Dialectical Thinking About the Arctic.
Geopolitics.
(2024).
Critical Raw Materials: Interests of China and the European Union in the Arctic.
Strategic Analysis.
(2024).
Russia’s Geopolitical Position in the Arctic: What’s New?.
Strategic Analysis.
Recent & Upcoming Talks
News, misc and chronicles
Den polare silkeveien ser ut til å ha blitt satt på vent
Russlands krig mot Ukraina påvirker Kinas engasjement i Arktis.
Djengis Khan – brutal verdenshersker
Den krigerske mongolen skapte et av tidenes største imperier.