Introducing the Ru-PAC Policy Analysis Team

Bringing you the latest in Russia-U.S. relations.

This year Ru-PAC launched its first-ever summer internship program where students and recent graduates have the opportunity to join one of three teams that will work together over a 12-week period to bring new content and research to the field of Russia-U.S. relations. The Policy Analysis Team is already hard at work writing articles and producing videos/podcasts/live streams in both Russian and English.

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Artem Kvartalnov — Policy Analysis Team

As of June 2018, Artem has graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. He specializes in international security, European politics, developmental aid, democratization, and integration. Artem’s bachelor’s thesis deals with Eurasian integration processes in Central Asia and emphasizes the role of identity issues in regional integration.

He often participates in international projects and initiatives: in 2019, he took part in a study visit to NATO Headquarters and attended a Chinese-Russian Summer School in Moscow. Artem joined this internship program based on his stance for productive U.S.-Russia engagement and firmly believes that the current deadlock in bilateral relations can and should be overcome.

Dennis Voronin — Policy Analysis Team

Dennis Voronin is an aspiring geopolitical analyst, bridge-builder, and Political Action intern at Ru-PAC. Recently graduated with a BSc in Business Management (with European study) from the University of Exeter.

His focus is on Russo-American relations, the Eurasian space and the long-term goal of building better relations between Russia and his country of birth, Sweden.

Dmitry Paley — Policy Analysis Team

Dmitry graduated with his bachelor’s from Tomsk State University in international relations and his masters from Saint-Petersburg State University.

While at his time at Tomsk University Dmitry held the position of Vice-president of the International Discussion Club, as well as heading the media department. He also founded the History and Political Science Media Department in 2016 and became a junior expert for the Scientific and analytical Center of “American Studies”. His research interests include American Studies, American Internal politics, lobbying, gun policy in the U.S.

Emylie Bobbi — Policy Analysis Team

Emylie Bobbi is an area studies graduate student at Charles University in Prague, where she specialized in the Eastern European and Eurasian region. In 2018, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Leiden University, the Netherlands.

She has had the opportunity of studying abroad in Moscow, which reinforced her aspirations to improve relations between Russia and Western countries. In that spirit, she will be pursuing a dual master’s degree in International Security between Sciences Po, France, and MGIMO, Russia from September 2020. Her main research interests include Russian foreign policy, diplomacy, and conflict resolution.

Valeria Pronina — Policy Analysis Team

Studying International Relations at St. Petersburg State University, Valeria’s interests include geopolitical and international security issues, namely non-proliferation regime current crisis, US-Russia relations, US-China tensions, national interest clashes in the Asia-Pacific region.

• “In my estimation, the best thing IR-students can do for now is to trigger dialogue between young people from «opposing sides». On this account, I am organizing and participating in international conferences, MUNs, summer/winter political schools, and academic exchange support programs.”

Noah Kupper — Policy Analysis Team

Noah is currently a senior at Northern Michigan University, where he majors in both Philosophy and French.

Noah found an interest in Russia when he started studying Russian language at university. In his free time, he plays violin in NMU’s orchestra.