
Alexander Sergunin
INFOProfessor of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University
Director of the Center for Arctic Studies & Projects, Russian Academy of National Economy & Public Administration
Alexander Sergunin (b. 1960) is a Professor of International Relations at St. Petersburg State University and Director of the Center for Arctic Studies & Projects at the Russian Academy of National Economy & Public Administration.
He graduated from Nizhny Novgorod State University in 1982, earned his Ph.D. in History from Moscow State University in 1985, and completed his Habilitation in Political Science at St. Petersburg State University in 1994.
Prof. Sergunin has authored and co-authored more than 700 research monographs, textbooks, articles, and analytical papers on Arctic politics, Russian foreign policy thinking and making, and U.S.-Russian and EU-Russian relations.
Articles
Chosen Works
- Sergunin A. (2024) Understanding Russia’s Arctic Security Strategies. Strategic Analysis.
- Sergunin A. (2024) 'Three Poles of the Cold': Myth or Reality? Russian International Affairs Council.
- Sergunin A. (2025) Kirkenes and Nickel: The Tale of the Northern Brotherhood. Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning.
- Konyshev, V., Lagutina, M., & Sergunin A. (2025) Science Diplomacy as a Form of Arctic Global Governance in the Age of Geopolitical Turbulence. GlobalArctic: The New Dynamics of Arctic Governance.