Expertise
East Asian security and international relations; U.S. foreign and security policy toward East Asia; North and South Korea, Japan, and China
- Language Fluency:
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
Background
Current Positions
Research Staff Member, Institute for Defence Analyses (since 1997)
Past Positions
Political Scientist, RAND (1987-1995); Academic Program Coordinator, Center for Korean Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1986-1987); Lecturer, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; Lecturer, Graduate Program in International Commerce and Policy, George Mason University; Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego; Lecturer, Graduate Program in Pacific Basin Studies, Dominican College; Consultant, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Education
Ph.D., M.A. in Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1981/1986); M.A. in Korean Language and Literature, Seoul National University, 1974; B.A. in Korean Language and Literature and Oriental History, Sogang University, 1971