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Nigel Li

Research Intern
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.
In the News

Beijing’s SCO Investment Pledge: A Drop in the Bucket
Nigel Li
Date: 15 September 2025

Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It
Nigel Li
Date: 26 August 2025

A UN Bet on Almaty: Kazakhstan Steps Up as Central Asia’s SDG Hub
Nigel Li
Date: 20 August 2025

Azerbaijan hosts the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit
Nigel Li
Date: 10 July 2025