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Seung-Hwan Kim

Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program

Associated Research Focus:

Asia

Associated Programs:

International Security Program

Expertise:

U.S.-ROK alliance; North Korea’s nuclear, human rights, and illicit activities; anti-Americanism in Korea; domestic politics and foreign policies of South and North Korea; security issues in Northeast Asia; U.S.-Russia-China-Japan relations

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Seung-Hwan Kim is a senior associate with the CSIS International Security Program, as well as a professor of international affairs at Myongji University (Seoul). He is also a columnist for the Chosun Ilbo, the JoongAng Ilbo, and the Korea Times. Previously, he taught at Georgetown University, Seoul National University, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Earlier, he served as senior fellow and director of the Northeast Asia Project at CSIS. A specialist on Korean affairs, Kim has particular interests in the U.S. relationship with South and North Korea, security issues relating to the Korean peninsula, North Korea’s nuclear issues and illicit activities, anti-Americanism in South Korea, and strategic issues in Northeast Asia. He has contributed a number of scholarly writings to international publications, as well as numerous editorial pieces in U.S. and Asian newspapers. His book entitled U.S.-ROK Relations at the Dawn of the 21st Century (JoongAng-Random House) is forthcoming. He coauthored Strategy and Sentiment: South Korean Views of the United States and the U.S.-ROK Alliance (CSIS, 2004) and A Blueprint for U.S. Policy toward a Unified Korea (CSIS, 2002), and authored “Anti-Americanism in Korea,” Washington Quarterly (Winter, 2002/2003), and “Russia in the Far East: Its Implications for the Korean Peninsula,” Slavic Studies (2002). Kim holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Georgetown University and a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa. He frequently travels between the United States and Korea and has made extensive trips to China, Japan, Russia, and other Asia-Pacific countries for policy discussions with high-level policymakers, scholars, business leaders, and journalists. He speaks both English and Korean.
 

 

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