Faculty Information

■ Education

1.		Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
2.		International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, PhD
3.		Defense Management, Korea National Defense University
4.		History, Ewha Womans University

■ Current specialized field

International relations, Politics, Area studies (Key Word：International Security, Asia-Pacific)

■ Books and theses

1.	2023	Article	Indo-Pacific Powers: Internalization, Interpretation, and Implementation of International Law Pacific Review 36(4),pp.871-896 (Collaboration)
2.	2023	Article	Australian perspective on engaging with South Korea in the Indo-Pacific Asian Politics & Policy 15(1),pp.1-15 (Collaboration)
3.	2023	Article	Why did South Korea invite Pacific leaders to a summit, and why did they go? The Strategist (Collaboration)
4.	2023	Article	Strategizing Indo-Pacific with Emerging Neighbors Korea On Point by the Korean Association of International Studies (Single)
5.	2023	Article	The Sky is No Longer the Limit: Australia and East Asia in Space The Interpreter (Collaboration)
6.	2023	Article	Space is Going Commercial in Asia, but There’s a Rocky Road Ahead The Diplomat (Collaboration)
7.	2022	Book	Between a Regional Hegemon and a Middle Power: The Case of Nigeria pp.221-241 (Single)
8.	2022	Book	International Business and Security Palgrave Macmillan (Collaboration)
9.	2022	Article	Adoption, Accommodation or Opposition? - Regional Powers Respond to American-led Indo-Pacific Strategy Pacific Review 35(3),pp.415-445 (Collaboration)
10.	2022	Article	Review for “A New History of ROK–US Relations: The Paradox of an Eternal Alliance” International Affairs 98(2),pp.808-810 (Single)
11.	2021	Article	What Does South Korea Think of the China-US COVID Blame Game? The Diplomat (Collaboration)
12.	2020	Article	Determining the Determinants: Factors of Change in China’s South China Sea Strategy, 1995-2015 Pacific Focus 35(2),pp.200-228 (Collaboration)
13.	2020	Article	Shelved Sovereignty or Invalid Sovereignty? The South China Sea Negotiations, 1992-2016 Pacific Review 33(1),pp.32-60 (Collaboration)
14.	2020	Article	South Korea and America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Yes, But Not Quite Fulcrum of ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (Collaboration)
15.	2018	Article	China’s Wars and Strategies: Looking back at the Korean War and the Sino-Indian War Strategic Analysis 42(2),pp.119-133 (Single)
16.	2018	Article	Review for "China-South Korea Relations in the New Era: Challenges and Opportunities" Pacific Affairs 91(3) (Single)
17.	2018	Article	Review for “Smart Diplomacy: Exploring China-India Synergy" Pacific Affairs 91(1) (Single)
18.	2017	Book	Finding common ground with South Korea pp.310-322 (Single)
19.	2017	Article	Disputed Waters, Contested Norms: Framing Discourses on the South China Sea Disputes Pacific Affairs 90(2),pp.297-305 (Single)
20.	2016	Article	Where does Taiwan stand on the South China Sea? East Asia Forum (Single)
21.	2016	Article	Where does Taiwan stand on the South China Sea? The National Interest (Single)
22.	2015	Article	India and China move closer as Modi tours ‘Act East’ policy The Conversation (Single)
23.	2015	Article	US and Chinese tempers rise in the South China Sea (Single)
24.	2014	Article	China’s 4 Principles in the South China Sea Dispute The Diplomat (Single)
25.	2014	Article	South China Sea: The ‘Shared Interest’ of India and US India Writes Network (Single)
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■ Awards and honors

1.		Australian Government Scholarship (RTP)
2.		Korean Government Scholarship (NIIED)
3.		Associate Fellowship (Advance HE, United Kingdom)
4.		Best Postgraduate Conference Paper Prize (APSA, Australia)
5.		Faculty Research Achievement Award (APU, Japan)

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