Ramon Pacheco Pardo is professor of international relations at King's College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He holds a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Prof. Pacheco Pardo is also committee member at the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP) EU. He has held visiting positions at Korea University, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and the University of Melbourne. Prof. Pacheco Pardo has been editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies and currently sits in the editorial boards of East Asia: An International Quarterly, EU-China Observer, and Global Studies Journal. His publications include the book North Korea-US Relations: From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un (Routledge, 2019). He has participated in track 1.5 and 2 dialogues with South Korea, North Korea, China, and Japan. Prof. Pacheco Pardo has testified before the European Parliament and advised the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European External Action Service, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the United Kingdom’s Cabinet Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. He is a frequent media commentator on Northeast Asian affairs and EU-East Asia relations.
 

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CSDS-CSIS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific

CSIS and the Centre for Security, Diplomacy, and Strategy (CSDS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussels School of Governance co-organized the annual Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific to provide new perspectives on the ongoing debates on transatlantic cooperation on the Indo-Pacific region.

Event by Christopher B. Johnstone , Luis Simón , and Gunnar Wiegand , Kurt Campbell , Michael Reiterer , Matthew P. Goodman , Shihoko Goto , Ramon Pacheco Pardo , Emily Benson , Eva Pejsova , Céline Pajon , Yuki Tatsumi , Jeffrey Hornung — June 7, 2023

The Impossible State

Yoon's China Policy: The Gloves are off?

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo to discuss the recent Biden-Yoon Summit from the European perspective, Yoon's policy regarding China, economic coercion, and North Korea. 

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo — May 15, 2023

CSIS The Impossible State North Korea

South Korea would benefit from joining a Quad+

The time has come for South Korea to take the leap and join an expanded Quad, or Quad+. The tangible and potential benefits of such a decision outweigh any possible negative effects.

Newsletter by Ramon Pacheco Pardo — February 26, 2021

Online Event: Korea Chair “The Capital Cable” #5 with the Korea Chairs

Please join us for a special conversation with the three Korea Chairs, Dr. Victor Cha of CSIS, Dr. Jung Pak of The Brookings Institution, and Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo of the Institute for European Studies of Vrijie Universiteit Brussel (IES-VUB) about the latest developments on the Korean peninsula.

Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Ramon Pacheco Pardo , Jung Pak , and Sue Mi Terry — July 2, 2020

ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2019

Please join us for our annual ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2019. A timely discussion to address the state of the U.S.-ROK alliance, the prospects for the peace building process on the Korean Peninsula, and the changing regional dynamics in East Asia and beyond.

Event by Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , Ramon Pacheco Pardo , and Sue Mi Terry — June 24, 2019

South Korea’s Balance: Inter-Korean Engagement and Domestic Concerns

In this second CSIS Korea Chair’s Korea Public Square post, Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Ms. Lisa Collins assess South Korea’s engagement with North Korea under the Moon government and weigh the balance of foreign and domestic policy priorities going forward.

Commentary by Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Lisa Collins — April 4, 2019

The Impossible State

The View from Europe

Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Institute for European Studies and Reader in International Relations at King's College London.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha , H. Andrew Schwartz , and Ramon Pacheco Pardo — February 11, 2019

CSIS The Impossible State North Korea