Can the Arctic Stay Calm While the World Burns? Distant Wars & the Future of the High North

Oct 9, 2026·
Erdem Lamazhapov
Erdem Lamazhapov
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Date
Oct 9, 2026 8:30 AM — 9:25 AM
Event
Location

Ríma B, Harpa Ground Floor, Reykjavík, Iceland

Organized by: Thematic Network on Geopolitics & Security, UArctic. Erdem Lamazhapov presents: Russo-Chinese Cooperation and Shifting Security Dynamics in the High North. Erdem Lamazhapov’s role: speaker.

Speakers

  • Claude Véron-Réville, Ambassador at Large, Special Envoy for the Arctic, EU
  • Lassi Heininen, Professor Emeritus, Editor, Arctic Yearbook; Chair of Arctic Circle Mission Council on the GlobalArctic
  • Francesco Sassi, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oslo: Energy Geopolitics During and After the Closure of the Strait of Hormuz
  • Erdem Lamazhapov, PhD Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute: Russo-Chinese Cooperation and Shifting Security Dynamics in the High North
  • Caterina Monni, PhD Researcher, University of Ca’Foscari: Arctic Stability in a Fragmented World: Nuclear Spillovers from Distant Wars

Moderator

  • Eda Ayaydin, Lecturer, University of London Institute in Paris; Outreach Director, Malaurie Institute of Arctic Research Monaco-UVSQ