Jennifer Jun

Associate Fellow and Project Manager for Imagery Analysis, iDeas Lab and Korea Chair
Jennifer Jun

Jennifer Jun is an associate fellow and project manager for satellite imagery analysis with the iDeas Lab and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She has contributed to imagery analysis of North Korea, Russia, China, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Mali, and other regions. Jennifer is also a non-resident fellow at the University of Vienna's European Centre for North Korean Studies. Her interests include international security, GEOINT, and North Korea’s military infrastructure. She has published original research on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Tearline project. Before joining CSIS, she worked at the Pew Research Center and C4ADS. Jennifer holds a BA in political science with a minor in survey research and data analytics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MS in geospatial intelligence at Johns Hopkins University. She received the 2023 Maxar Scholarship from the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. She is fluent in Korean.

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Imagery from Venezuela Shows a Surgical Strike, Not Shock and Awe

CSIS experts analyze new satellite imagery of U.S. strikes against Venezuela carried out during the mission to capture Nicolás Maduro.

Commentary by Ryan C. Berg, Mark F. Cancian, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Jennifer Jun, Henry Ziemer, and Chris H. Park — January 9, 2026

Chinese Buoys Near the South Korea-China PMZ

China’s deployment of buoys near the Korea-China PMZ signals expanding monitoring and gray zone pressure in the Yellow Sea (West Sea).

Commentary by Jennifer Jun and Victor Cha — December 15, 2025

Progress at the Much-Delayed New Yalu River Bridge

Satellite imagery shows that North Korea has made significant progress at the port-of-entry site for the much-delayed New Yalu River Bridge.

Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha, and Jennifer Jun — December 11, 2025

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Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis

An audio version of "Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis," a new Commentary by CSIS's David Michel, Will Todman, and Jennifer Jun. This audio was generated using text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by David Michel, Will Todman, and Jennifer Jun — November 25, 2025

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Korea-China Standoffs in the PMZ

Recent AIS analysis show continued standoff between South Korean and Chinese Coast Guards in the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ).

Commentary by Jennifer Jun and Victor Cha — October 27, 2025