Lukas Wahden is a PhD candidate in International Relations at Sciences Po’s Centre for International Studies (CERI), and an Associate Fellow with the Russia Program at George Washington University. His doctoral research examines how status-seeking, military strategy, and resource appropriation have shaped Russian approaches to spaces beyond traditional territorial sovereignty, including the polar regions, oceans, and outer space. He also writes 66° North, a monthly Substack newsletter analysing developments in Arctic security and politics.
Arctic securityGlobal commons governanceGreat power relationsInternational securityRussian foreign policy
