Dr. Pavel Gudev, a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for North American Studies Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO RAN), will present four lectures at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in early November. His presentations will address the importance of the Arctic to both Russia and the United States as an area of strategic interest, as well as maritime conflict. Three of the lectures will be delivered in Russian, and these will be held from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies on Tuesday, November 3rd, Thursday, November 5th, and Tuesday, November 10th respectively. From 12:15-1:50 PM on November 10th, Dr. Gudev will deliver an additional lecture in English entitled, “Russia and the United States in the Arctic: Mutual Interests and Concerns.” Dr. Gudev is a leading expert on global ocean governance, ocean policy, arctic politics maritime law and security, and frameworks of ocean politics. He is the author of more than 50 articles and book chapters addressing these topics.
Dr. Gudev’s visit to MIIS was organized by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies at MIIS, whose Visiting Experts program brings leaders in Russian foreign and domestic policy to Monterey. Dr. Gudev is the fifth of six lecturers who will visit the MIIS campus this semester through the GIRS program. The Visiting Experts program is a foundational element of the GIRS initiative, alongside three other objectives: a field research trip to the Russian Far East for MIIS and Middlebury students led by Professor Tsuneo Akaha; coordinating and supporting MIIS students in undertaking summer research and internship opportunities in Russia; and translating weekly public opinion polls conducted by the Levada-center from Russian to English.
For more information on the list of upcoming experts for this semester and on the Initiative itself, please visit: http://www.miis.edu/academics/researchcenters/russian-studies