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Nigel Li

Research Intern

Nigel Li

Nigel Li is currently pursuing an MA in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies at Georgetown University. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (2019-2023) and served two years in the Singapore Armed Forces. 

At Georgetown University is a Graduate Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and serves at a Teacher Assistant where he has lectured on the Russian Orthodox Church and the ethics of nuclear weapons. He is also a Bunker Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy where is he researches developments in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. His primary interests are Russian foreign policy, geopolitics in Central Asia, and nuclear arms control. 


News

From Quotas to Consequences: Assessing the Economic Impact of OPEC+ Policies on Kazakhstan

From Quotas to Consequences: Assessing the Economic Impact of OPEC+ Policies on Kazakhstan

Nigel Li

05/08/2025

Tensions between OPEC+ and Kazakhstan have been mounting, as oil prices...

Nuclear Deal or No Deal: Caspian Countries Will Still Have to Engage with Iran

Nuclear Deal or No Deal: Caspian Countries Will Still Have to Engage with Iran

Nigel Li

04/16/2025

In a surprise announcement in early April, US President Donald Trump said that t...

Power Play in the Caspian: Rosatom's Expanding Reach across the Caspian Sea Region

Power Play in the Caspian: Rosatom's Expanding Reach across the Caspian Sea Region

A post-Soviet creation and success story, Russia’s Rosatom is a booming business...

LIVE MAP of Russian Refineries Hit:  Ukrainian Drone Strikes Boost Caspian Energy

LIVE MAP of Russian Refineries Hit: Ukrainian Drone Strikes Boost Caspian Energy

Caspian Policy Center’s Live Map of Russian Refineries documents 61 attacks acro...

From Conflict to Cooperation:  Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Finalize a Pivotal Border Agreement

From Conflict to Cooperation: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Finalize a Pivotal Border Agreement

A border dispute that had resulted in the deaths of over 200 people in recent ye...

Slow growth predicted, but Caspian region remains dynamic

Slow growth predicted, but Caspian region remains dynamic

Nigel Li

02/18/2025

In its newly released Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank predicts ...

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