Expertise
Intra-alliance politics; ROK-U.S. relations; North Korean foreign policy; Japanese foreign policy; East Asian security; military policy of Korea; Korea’s foreign policy; international negotiation
Background
Current Positions
Dean of Research, Korea Research Institute for Future (KRIF)
Past Positions
Northeast Asia Energy and Security Visiting Fellow, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution (2009-2011); Visiting Fellow, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution (2008-2009); Adjunct Professor, Dept of Politics and International Studies, Yonsei University (2008); Secretary to the President in National Security Strategy of the Republic of Korea (2006-2008); Senior Director, National Security Council for the President (2003-2005)
Education
Ph.D., University of Warwick, England, 2000; M.A., Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, 1995; B.A., Yonsei University, Korea, 1991