Arild Moe

Arild Moe (born 1955) is a Norwegian political scientist and Senior Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Lysaker, Norway. He has an MSc. from the University of Oslo and has also studied Russian and public law. Moe has been affiliated with the Fridtjof Nansen Institute since 1983 and has been a Guest Researcher at Stanford University and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Norwegian University Center in Saint Petersburg.
Moe's research focuses on oil and gas politics, with a particular emphasis on the Russian energy sector. He has followed closely the development and driving forces behind Arctic petroleum activities, Arctic shipping and the development of the Northern Sea Route, where he analyzes economic drivers as well as political and legal framework conditions. Moe's work has also focused on Norwegian-Russian relations, cross-border environmental cooperation and Norway’s High North policy. Recently, Moe headed a research project analysing the interests of Asian states in the Arctic.