Areas of expertise: China’s domestic and foreign policy, Estonia-China relations, China’s influence activities, East Asian relations
Languages: Estonian, English, German, Chinese, Korean
Rüüt Kaljula joined the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the ICDS in August 2022 after completing a month-long internship at EFPI. His research is focused on China’s domestic and foreign policy, Estonia-China relations, China’s influence activities and East Asian relations.
Rüüt holds a BA from Mainor Business School (cum laude) and has studied Corporate Finance at Tallinn University of Technology. He has also studied at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and National Taiwan Normal University. He has gained experience working in the banking sector and also as a translator. Currently he is studying in Asian Studies programme at Tallinn University.