Dr. Anni Kangas is a University Lecturer in International Relations at Tampere University. She has a versatile research profile that includes Finnish-Russian relations, Finnish foreign and security policy, and international and global political economy. Dr. Kangas has previously explored global cities and labor migration dynamics, particularly in the Eurasian context. Her current research focuses on the politics and political economies of critical raw material extraction and value chains, with a particular emphasis on the collaboration between the European Union and Central Asia. Additionally, she has integrated art as a research material, object, and method into her research on these topics.