Alexandr Burilkov

Dr. Alexandr Burilkov is a Researcher at the Institute of Political Science (IPW) of Leuphana University (since 2019) and an Associate at the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies (since 2017). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Hamburg (2017), with a dissertation on maritime strategies of regional powers (China, India, Iran, Brazil since 2001). His academic work focuses on:

• Military strategy of revisionist powers (Russia, China)
• Insurgency and asymmetric warfare
• Diffusion of international organizations

Dr. Burilkov’s research spans Russia and the post-Soviet space, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. His publications, including peer-reviewed articles in journals like International Politics and European Journal of International Relations, often intersect with regional power dynamics and institutional legitimacy. He has contributed to debates on the politics of scale, maritime security frameworks, and EU influence on regional governance.

He collaborates with scholars such as Prof. Miriam Prys-Hansen and has presented at conferences like the Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der DVPW and the European Workshops in International Studies. Dr. Burilkov is affiliated with the Regional Powers Network (2008–2018), a multi-institutional project analyzing global power shifts involving Brazil, China, India, and South Africa.