Ph.D. in International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies(GSIS), Seoul National University

M.A. in International Studies,​ Graduate School of International Studies(GSIS), Seoul National University​ 

B.F.A.(Bachelor of Fine Arts), Rhode Island School of Design(RISD)

Academic Position/Work Experience

Research Fellow, Security Strategy Center, Sejong Institute (2025-)

Visiting Research Scholar, Sandia National Laboratories (2025-)

Non-resident Senior Research Fellow, Atlantic Council (2023-)

[Others]

- Advisory Committee Member for ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA)' Department of Arms Control and Nonproliferation (2022-)

- Evaluation Committee Member for ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA) (2023-)

- Editorial Committee Member for , Seoul National University NIFTEP (2023-)

- General Affairs Director for Korean Association of Area Studies (2025-)

[Previously]

- Associate Research Fellow, Nuclear Security Affairs Division/Defense Strategy Division, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses(KIDA) (2020-2025)

- Research Professor at Institute for International Affairs, Seoul National University (2020)

- Lecturer at East Asia International College(EIC), Yonsei University (2017-2020)

Latest

[Books]

(co-authored)『기로에선 북핵 위기: 환상과 현실의 이중주』(공저: 이창위, 박영준, 손재락) (서울: 박영사, 2025)​

영국식·독일식 핵공유체제와 한미 확장억제에 대한 시사점』(서울: 한국국방연구원, 2022)

미국의 저위력 핵무기와 한반도에서의 확장억제전략 연구』 (서울: 한국국방연구원, 2021)

(co-authored) “The Contours of South Korea’s Nuclear Debates,” in Across Seoul and Washington: The Multilevel Politics of the US–South Korea Partnership (Washington, DC: GW Institute for Korean Studies, 2023)

[Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (KCI/SSCI)]

“Envisioning Flexible Nuclear Redeployment on the Korean Peninsula: Cheaper, Lighter, and Affordable​,” Journal of Peace and Unification, Vol. 15, No. 2(2025), pp. 33-58.

“Conventional-Nuclear Integration (CNI) as Alliance Practice for Extended Deterrence and Assurance,” Journal of Peace and Unification, Vol. 14, No. 1(2024), pp. 113-130.

“The P5’s Nuclear Pursuit and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT) at Challenge,” The Korean Journal of Security Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 1(2023), pp. 5-30.

“Emerging Classical Arms Control Approach to North Korea’s Nukes and its Perils,” Journal of Peace and Unification, Vol. 13, No. 1(2023), pp. 63-87.

“The Nukes We Need: Retrofitting American Extended Deterrent,” Journal of Peace and Unification, Vol. 12, No. 3(2022), pp. 35-56.

“동아시아 비핵국가들의 Plan B: 핵잠재력 확보를 통한 잠재적 보험적 억제력 구축,”『국가전략』제27권 4호(2021), pp. 35-64.

“트럼프 행정부의 신형 3종 저위력 핵무기와 미국의 핵전략 동향,” 『신아세아』제28권 1호(2021), pp. 86-109.

“미중 간 전략경쟁과 여타 중견국의 균형-편승 스펙트럼,” 『국제.지역연구』제30권 4호(2021), pp. 69-110.

Reports

『제1차 한미일호 POL-MIL 공동연구: 인태 지역 확장억제를 중심으로』 (서울: 한국국방연구원, 2024)

『1960년대 나토 핵기획그룹(NPG)의 태동기와 한미 확장억제에의 함의』 (서울: 한국국방연구원, 2023)

『영국식·독일식 핵공유체제와 한미 확장억제에 대한 시사점』 (서울: 한국국방연구원, 2022)

『국방백서 발간 심층연구』(서울: 한국국방연구원, 2021)

Others : See, https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?hl=en&user=RYLRDrkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

Dissertation

Arming South Korea: Restrained Arms Acquisition in Ballistic Missile Defense and Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Capabilities 

US's Nuclear Strategy​, Deterrence and Extended Deterrence, ROK-US Alliance, ROK's Defense Strategy​