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-)

Adjunct Professor, Yonsei Graduate School of Engineering (2025-)

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)

Sejong Research

"한미동맹의 '동맹 현대화': 주요 의미와 쟁점," 『세종포커스』, 세종연구소 (2025년 8월 14일)​

"주한미군의 전략적 유연성과 한미동맹의 미래," 『세종정책브리프』, 세종연구소 (2025년 7월 22일)

"트럼프 2.0시대 유럽 자강론 재부상과 한계: 유럽 자율성 논쟁과 영국 사례를 중심으로," 『국가전략』(2025년 8월)​

(Co-authored) "이란 공습을 바라보는 북한,"​ 『세종포커스』, 세종연구소 (2025년 7월 17일)​

"동맹우선주의(Alliance-first)를 통한 실용과 자강," 『세종포커스』, 세종연구소 (2025년 6월 26일) 

"Cost and Benefit Analysis on US's Flexible Nuclear Redeployment on Korean Peninsula." ​Sejong Issue Brief ​(April 17, 2025)

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

“우크라이나 전쟁 2주년과 나토 핵공유체제의 동향: 재래식핵통합(CNI) 개념을 중심으로,” 『정세와정책』, 371호(2024년 2월), 세종연구소

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

Latest Research (2025)​

"Seoul and Washington’s Diverging ‘Images’ of Alliance Modernization," Korea on Point, ​(2025년 10월 4일).

​(Co-authored) "Further Enhancing US Extended Deterrence for South Korea," The Washington Quarterly 48 (3) (2025), pp. 89-107​.

"Deterrence Without Borders: The Taiwan Question in ROK-US Extended Deterrence," Sandia National Laboratories, Visiting Research Scholar Program 2025 (11553O).

"Suspending ROK-U.S. Joint Exercises: The Need for Careful Deliberation," Sand Institute (2025년 9월 5일).​

"Navigating the new normal: Strategic simultaneity, US Forces Korea flexibility, and alliance imperatives," Atlantic Council Issue Brief, (2025년 8월 27일).

"Envisioning Flexible Nuclear Redeployment on the Korean Peninsula: Cheaper, Lighter, and Affordable," Journal of Peace and Unification 15 (2) (2025), pp. 33-58.

"트럼프 2기와 한미동맹: 불확실성과 도전의 시기," IIUS 전문가 논단 2025 (6), (2025년 5월 28일). 

"트럼프 2기 행정부의 핵전략과 한국에의 함의," 안보리뷰 (RINSA Review) 226, (2025년 4월 30일).​

"Conventional-Nuclear Coordination as a Way Forward for U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Security Cooperation," Asia Policy, 20 (1) (2025), pp. 71-76.

(Co-authored) 기로에 선 북핵위기: 환상과 현실의 이중주 (North Korea's Nuclear Crisis at Crossroads)』, (박영사, 2025)

Full List: 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 ​(Seoul National University, GSIS, 2020)

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