Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen

Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen is a Professor of High North Studies and Barents Chair in Politics at the Department of Social Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He previously held the 2022-2023 Nansen Professor of Arctic Studies position at the University of Akureyri. His work spans Arctic international politics, science diplomacy, geopolitics, and international security.

• Research Interests: Arctic governance, science diplomacy, geoeconomics, geostrategy, Sino-American relations, and space technology policy.
• Teaching: Courses on Arctic politics (STV-1006), nordic area policy (STV-3014), and bachelor's theses (STV-2020).
• Projects: Member of research groups War and Peace Dynamics, RUR-ED Spatial Inequalities, and the Cross-Disciplinary Research in Political Science Handbook project.

Publications highlight trends in Arctic geopolitics under global power transitions, science diplomacy frameworks, and intersections between technology, security, and sustainable development. He maintains an ORCID profile (0000-0002-5396-2647) and collaborates across Europe, Asia, and the Arctic region.