University of Minnesota, Morris

Publications

One Korea: Visions of Korean Unification (Routledge, 2016) (forthcoming) (co-editor).

North Korea and Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2014) (co-editor).

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and Unified Korea: A Korean Perspective,” in T. Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, (eds.), One Korea: Visions of Korean Unification (Routledge, 2016) (forthcoming).

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia’s Policy on Nuclear Proliferation and National Unification on the Korean Peninsula,” Pacific Focus, vol. 29, no. 1 (August 2014), 167-187.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and North Korea: Nuclear Proliferation and Power Succession,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, (eds.), North Korea and Security of Northeast Asia (Ashgate, 2014), pp. 199-218.

Seung-Ho Joo with TH Kwak, “Introduction” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, (eds.), North Korea and Security of Northeast Asia (Ashgate, 2014), pp. 1-8.

Seung-Ho Joo with TH Kwak, “Conclusion,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, (eds.), North Korea and Security of Northeast Asia (Ashgate, 2014), pp. 210-230.

Seung-Ho Joo, “North Korea under Kim Jong-Un: The Beginning of the End of a Peculiar Dynasty,” Pacific Focus, vol. 27, no. 1 (August 2012), pp. 1-9.

Seung-Ho Joo and Euikon Kim, “Beyong the ‘Sunshine” and the “Mutual Benefits, Common Prosperity” Policy: GRIT as the Viable Alternative” Korea Observer, vol. 42, no. 2 (Summer 2011), pp. 255-280.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia’s Role in the Korean Peace Regime Building Process,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, (eds.), Peace Regime Building on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian Security Cooperation (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, June 2010).

Seung-Ho Joo (with Tae-Hwan Kwak), “Introduction.” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, (eds.), Peace Regime Building on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian Security Cooperation (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, June 2010).

Seung-Ho Joo (with Tae-Hwan Kwak), “Conclusion.” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, (eds.), Peace Regime Building on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian Security Cooperation (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, June 2010).

Seung-Ho Joo, “Country Snapshots: North Korea,” The Diplomat: Special APAC 2020 the Decade Ahead, January 1, 2010, available online at http://apac2020.the-diplomat.com/regional-snapshots/north-korea/

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Introduction,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo (eds.), North Korea’s Foreign Policy under Kim Jong il: New Perspectives (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2009).

Seung-Ho Joo, “North Korean Policy Toward Russia,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo (eds.), North Korea’s Foreign Policy under Kim Jong il: New Perspectives (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2009).

Seung-Ho Joo, “Moscow-Pyongyang Relations under Kim Jong-Il: high hopes and sober reality,” Pacific Focus, vol. 24, no. 1 (April 2009), pp. 107–130.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and North Korea’s Second Nuclear Crisis,” The Journal of Peace Studies, vol. 9, no. 4 (2008), pp. 89-114.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and the North Korean Crisis,” in Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak (eds.), North Korea’s Second Nuclear Crisis and Northeast Asian Security (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2007), pp. 133-150.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Introduction,” in Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak (eds.), North Korea’s Second Nuclear Crisis and Northeast Asian Security (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2007), pp. 1-14.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and North Korea, 1992-2006: From Distant Allies to Normal Neighbors,” in Hyuk-Rae Kim (ed.), Korean Studies Forum, IMFS Forum Series No. 2 (Seoul, Korea: Yonsei University Press, 2007), pp. 91-126. [reprinted from Korea Observer (Spring 2007)].

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and North Korea, 1992-2006: From Distant Allies to Normal Neighbors,” Korea Observer, vol. 38, no. 1 (Spring 2007), pp. 65-100.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia’s Role in the Future of the Korean Peninsula,” in Bruce E. Becktol, Jr., (ed.), The Quest for a Unified Korea: Strategies for the Cultural and Interagency Process (Quantico, VA: Marine Corps University Foundation, 2007), pp.127-150.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Allies under Strain: U.S.-ROK Relations under G.W. Bush,” in Terence Roehrig et al (eds.), Korean Security in a Changing East Asia (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007), pp. 171-191.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “The U.S. Financial Sanctions against North Korea,” Pacific Focus, vol. 22, no. 1 (Spring 2007), pp. 73-110.

Seung-Ho Joo, “The US-ROK Relations in Transition: From Trusted Allies to Uncertain Partners,” The Journal of Peace Studies, vol. 7, no. 2 (August 2006), pp. 69-106.

Seung-Ho Joo, “U.S.-ROK Relations: The Political-Diplomatic Dimension,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo (eds.), The United States and the Korean Peninsula in the 21^st Century (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2006), pp. 39-60.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Introduction,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo (eds.), The United States and the Korean Peninsula in the 21^st Century (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2006), pp. 1-14.

Seung-Ho Joo, “South Korea-US Relations in Turbulent Waters,” Pacific Focus, vol. 21, no. 1 (Spring 2006), pp. 59-104.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and the Six-Party Talks,” Vantage Point, vol. 27, no. 6 (June 2004), pp. 45-52.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Chapter 8. Russia and the Korean Peace Process,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo (eds.), The Korean Peace Process and the Four Powers (Ashgate, 2003), pp. 145-169.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Chapter 3. North Korea’s Changes and the Future of Inter-Korean Relations,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo (eds.), The Korean Peace Process and the Four Powers (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2003), pp. 39-56.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Chapter 1. Introduction,” in Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo (eds.), The Korean Peace Process and the Four Powers (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2003), pp. 1-10.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia’s Role in the Six-Party Negotiations,” Pacific Focus, vol. 19, no. 2 (fall 2004), pp. 107-140.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia on Korean Peace and Unification,” Pacific Focus, vol. 17, no. 2 (winter 2002), pp. 89-116.

Seung-Ho Joo, “DPRK-Russia Relations: Issues and Prospects,” Vantage Point, no. 7, vol. 25 (July 2002), pp. 16-22.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “The Korean Peace Process: Problems and Prospects after the Summit,” World Affairs, vol. 165, no. 2 (Fall 2002), pp. 79-90.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Economic Relations between South Korea and Russia,” Judith Thorton and Charles Ziegler (eds.), Russia’s Far East: A Region at Risk (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2002), pp. 441-470.

Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak, “Military Relations between Russia and North Korea,” (with T.H. Kwak) The Journal of East Asian Affairs (Fall/Winter 2001), pp. 297-323.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and Korea: The Summit and After,” The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, vol. 13, no. 1 (Autumn 2001), pp. 103-127.

Seung-Ho Joo, “The New Friendship Treaty between Moscow and Pyongyang,” Comparative Strategy, vol. 20, no. 5 (Winter 2001), pp. 467-482.

Seung-Ho Joo, “ROK-Russian Economic Relations, 1992-2001,” Korea & World Affairs, vol. 25, no. 3 (Fall 2001), pp. 366-393.  

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Chapter 9. Security Relations between Russia and South Korea: the Military Dimension,” in Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak (eds.), Korea in the 21st Century (Nova, 2001), pp. 195-214.

Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak, “Chapter 1. Introduction,” in Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak (eds.), Korea in the 21st Century (Nova, 2001), pp. xi-xvii.

Seung-Ho Joo, “DPRK-Russian Rapprochement and Its Implications for Korean Security,” International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, vol. 9, no. 1 (2000), pp. 193-223.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Soviet Relations with the Two Koreas, 1988-1990,” Pacific Focus, vol. 15, no. 1 (2000), pp. 95-130.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Military Cooperation between Russia and South Korea,” International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, Vol. 8 (1999), pp. 147-177.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “The Future of the Korean Peninsula: Unification and Security Options for the 21^st Century,” Asian Perspective, vol. 23, no. 2 (1999), pp. 163-196.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Korean Foreign Relations Toward the 21st Century,” American Asian Review vol. 14, no. 3 (Fall 1998), pp. 101-134.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia and Korea,” in Bae Ho Hahn and Chae-Jin Lee (eds.). The Korean Peninsula and the Major Powers (The Sejong Institute& the Keck Center of International Studies, Claremont McKenna College, 1998), pp. 69-114.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “The Four-Party Peace Talks: Inter-Korean Bilateral Agenda,” Pacific Focus, vol. 12, no. 1 (Spring 1997), pp. 5-24.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “The Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” Arms Control, (Britain) vol. 14, no. 2 (August 1993), pp. 65-92.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “The Soviet Decision-making Process during the INF Negotiations,” The Korean Journal of International Studies, vol. 22, no. 4 (Winter 1991), pp. 623-645.
Articles and Chapters (in Korean):

Seung-Ho Joo, “In Search of ROK’s New Security Policy,” Anbohaksoolnonchong [National Security] (The Korean National Defense University, Seoul), vol. 16 (2005).

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russian Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula: the Korean Peace Process and Unification,” Korean Political Science Association Summer Conference Proceedings, North and South Korean Relations: Retrospect and Prospect, July 25-26, 2002, Seoul, Korea, pp. 129-147. [conference proceedings]

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “Unified Korea’s Foreign and Security Policy,” The Korean Journal of Unification Affairs, vol. 10, no. 1 (1998), pp. 162-191.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russia's Role in the Creation of a Peace Regime on the Korean Peninsula,” Tae-Hwan Kwak (ed.) In Search of a Peace Regime on the Korean Peninsula (Seoul: The Institute of Far Eastern Studies, 1997), pp. 255-298.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Political Culture and Democracy in Russia,” Korea and World Politics, vol. 13, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 1997), pp. 207-248.

Seung-Ho Joo, “Russian Security Policy Toward Northeast Asia.”,” Anbohaksoolnonchong [National Security] (The Korean National Defense University, Seoul), vol. 5, no. 1 (1994), pp. 229-298.

Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo, “The Soviet Union and the INF Treaty” Hyundai Sahoe, vol. 11, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 1991), pp. 148-168.

*Seung-Ho Joo and Yune Lee, “Is Putin a Visionary or a Daydreamer?: Trilateral Economic Cooperation among Moscow, Seoul, and Pyongyang and Korean Peace Process,” Problems of Post-Communism (Under review).

* “Russia and Korean Peace and Unification Process,” The 10^th Policy Forum, The Institute for Korean Peninsula Future Strategies/The Global Peace Foundation Korea, Seoul, Korea, July 4, 2015. (Invited guest speaker).

* “Economic Cooperation between Moscow, Seoul, and Its Impact on Inter-Korean Relations,” Inha Colloquium, The Center for International Studies, Inha University, Korea, Aug. 18, 2015.

“Russia's Policy on Nuclear Proliferation and National Unification on the Korean Peninsula,” Thursday Afternoon Faculty Seminar, UMM, November 6, 2014.

“Russia’s North Korea Policy after Kim Jong-U’s Rise to Power,” Inha colloquium, The Center for International Studies, Inha University, Korea, July 10, 2013

“Putin’s Russia and the Korean Peninsula,” invited speaker at the 15^th Policy Forum of the Northeast Asian Community Studies Institute, June 30, 2012, Seoul, Korea.

”North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Regime: The Russian Perspective,” invited speaker at the Strategic Forum for Korean Unification, JJ Grand Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, April 3, 2012.

“The Sunshine Policy and US-ROK Relations,” Thursday Afternoon Faculty Seminar, UMM, Dec. 8, 2008.

“Allies in Transition: U.S. - ROK Relation under G.W. Bush.” Thursday Afternoon Faculty Seminar, UMM. Nov. 15, 2007.

“Allies in Turbulent Waters: US-South Korean Relations under G.W. Bush,” a lecture given at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, March 26, 2007.

“South Korea’s ‘Sunshine Policy’ and the U.S.-ROK relations at the Crossroads,” a lecture given at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, February 16, 2006.

“Russia and Korea, 1992-2004: Dynamic Relations in the Post-Cold War Era,” a lecture given at The 44^th Yonsei-Korea Foundation Korean Studies Forum, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, April 12, 2005.

“North Korea’s New Foreign Policies and Inter-Korean Relations,” a lecture given at The 14^th Forum on Korean Unification, sponsored by The Korean Unification Ministry, held in London, Great Britain, June 11, 2004.

“North Korea’s Nuclear Crisis: The North Korean Perspective,” a lecture presented at the conference on North Korea in Crisis, Sept. 26, 2003, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.

“The Six-Party Talks and North Korea’s Nuclear Issue,” a lecture given at the Korea Economic Institute conference Is a Second Korean War Looming?: Bush’s War on Terrorism and North Korea, the University of Minnesota-Morris, Sept. 25, 2003.

“Political Power and Presidency in Korea,” a lecture given at the Korean-American Forum Seminar, Oxford Palace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, September 20, 2002.

“Recent U.S. Policies toward North Korea,” a lecture given at Korea Symposium 2002, Florida State University, April 15, 2002.

“The U.S. and North Korea's Military Threat,” a lecture given at the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, the University of California--Irvine, Irvine, CA, March 2, 2002.

“DPRK-Russian Rapprochement and Inter-Korean Relations,” a lecture given at the Korean Institute for National Unification, Seoul, Korea, July 25, 2000.

“North Korea's Nuclear Issue in a Changing World,” a lecture given at Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies, University of Minnesota—Duluth, December 1994.

Seung-Ho Joo and Yune Lee, “Is Putin a Visionary or a Daydreamer?: Trilateral Economic Cooperation among Moscow, Seoul, and Pyongyang and Korean Peace Process,” Problems of Post-Communism (Revise & Resubmit).

“Russia and the Peace Regime in Northeast Asia,” a research report submitted to the Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Seoul, Korea, August 1996.

“Political Culture and Democratization in the Former Soviet Union,” a research report submitted to The Ministry of Education, the Republic of Korea, August 1995.

“The Political Economy of Marketization and Democratization in the Former Soviet Union,” a research report submitted to The Ministry of Education, the Republic of Korea, August 1995.

“Russia's Security Policy Toward Northeast Asia.” a research report submitted to The Institute of National Security Affairs, National Defense College, the Republic of Korea, October 1994.
Journal & Book Referee

Journal referee:

Terence Roehrig, From Deterrence to Engagement (Lexington Books, 2006)

C. Herrick, Issues in American Foreign Policy (Longman, 2003).

B. Thayer and N. Ibryamova, Debating Choices in International Politics (Longman 2005)

Christopher Herrick, Issues in American Foreign Policy (Longman, 2002).

H. Hermanns, Local Government and Democracy in South Korea (Routledge, 2002)
Conference Papers and Presentations
* “Park Geunhye’s Eurasian Initiative and Putin’s Trilateral Economic Projects: Implications for Inter-Korean Reconciliation and Cooperation,” paper presented at 13^th Asia Pacific Conference, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan, Nov. 7-9, 2015.

*“Joint Economic Project between Moscow, Seoul, and Pyongyang and Korean Peace Process,” paper presented at The World Congress of Korean Politics and Society 2015, Kyungju, Korea, Aug. 26-27, 2015.

“The Future Vision of Russia-ROK-DPRK Trilateral Cooperation,” (co-authored) a paper presented at the 56^th Annual Conference of International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 18-21, 2015.

“Russia and Korean Unification Strategies,” a paper presented at the 55^th Annual Conference of International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, March 26-29, 2014.

“Russia and North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions,” a paper presented at The World Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2013, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, August 22-23, 2013.

“Russia’s formula for Korean Peace Regime.” The First Policy Forum for Korean Peninsula Future Vision and Northeast Asian Peace Building,” Institute for Korean Peninsula Future Strategies, Seoul, Korea, July 6, 2013

“Russo-North Korean Relations under Kim Jong-Un,” a paper presented at South Korea’s Rise in the Era of Globalization, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 22-23, 2013.

“Strategies for Peace Building on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia: The Russian Perspective,” a paper presented at Global Peace Convention 2012, “Moral and Innovative Leadership:Building Healthy Families, Ethical Societies, and a Global Culture of Peace”Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, November 29- December 1, 2012.

Russia and North Korea: Nuclear Crisis and Power Succession,” a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA. April 1-3, 2012.

”Russia’s North Korea Policy: A Perspective from Structural Realism,” a paper presented at the 52th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Montreal, Canada, March 17-19, 2011.

“Russia and Nuclear North Korea: Regime Change or Nuclear Nonproliferation?” a paper presented at the 51th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, February 18-21, 2010.

“Searching for Peaceful Coexistence between North and South Korea: GRIT as a Pragmatic Alternative” paper presented at the annual conference of the Minnesota Political Science Association, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, on November 6, 2010.

“In Search of Seoul’s New Policy toward Pyongyang: Beyond Containment and Engagement,” paper presented at 2010 DMZ Peace Congress in Korea: Green Cooperation for Peace and Life. Seoul, Korea, Aug. 12-14, 2010.

“Russia and the Korean peace regime,” paper presented at the 50th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New York, NY, February 15-18, 2009.

“Moscow-Pyongyang Relations under Kim Jong-Il: Normalization and Beyond.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, and August 29-September 1, 2008.

“North Korea and Russia: Dynamic Relations in the Post-Cold War Environment,”a paper presented at the 49^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30, 2008.

“The Sunshine Policy and U.S.-ROK Relations,” (Seung-Ho Joo and Euikon Kim) a paper presented at the 49^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30, 2008.

“The U.S. Financial Sanctions Againt North Korea,” (co-authored) at the 48^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Feb. 28-March 3, 2007.

“Russia and Korean Denuclearization,” at the 48^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Feb. 28-March 3, 2007.

“Allies under Strain: U.S.-Korea Relations under G.W. Bush,” a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2006.

“Russia and North Korea’s Nuclear Crisis” at the 47^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, March 22-25, 2006.

“US-ROK Relations: The Political-Diplomatic Dimension,” a paper presented at the 46^th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 1-5, 2005.

“Russia and the Six-Party Talks on North Korean Nuclear Crisis,” a paper presented at the 45^th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), Montreal, Canada, March 16-20, 2004.

“U.S. Policy toward North Korea: Regime Change Or Non-proliferation?,” The Minnesopta Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peters, MN, Nov. 8, 2003.

“Russia’s Attitudes and Policy toward Korean Peace and Unification,” a paper presented at the 44^th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), Portland, Oregon, Feb. 25-March 1, 2003.

“A View from the Regional Powers,” panel at the 18^th Annual Conference of the Council on U.S.-Korea Security Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC., Oct. 8-10, 2003. (Panel discussant)

“Changes of North Korea and the Future of Inter-Korean Relations” (with Tae-Hwan Kwak) a paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, Aug. 29—Sept. 2, 2002.

“Russian Interests and Korean Unification,” a paper presented at the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), New Orleans, LA, February 24-27, 2002.

“The September 11^th Terrorist Attacks and U.S.-China-Russia Relations,” presented at the Minnesota Political Science Annual Meeting, College of St. Benedict, MN, Nov. 10, 2001.

“The Korean Peace Process,” (co-author) a paper presented at Annual Meeting of APSA, San Francisco, Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2001.

“Military Cooperation between Russia and North Korea,” a paper presented at the 2001 Hong Kong Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), Hong Kong, July 26-28, 2001.

“Putin and Korea,” a paper presented at the Annual Convention of ISA, Chicago, IL., February 22-24, 2001.

“Russo-Korean Economic Cooperation and Northeast Asian Security,” a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the APSA, Washington, DC, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2000.

“DPRK-Russian Relations,” a paper presented at the International Conference on “The Inter-Korean Summit of North and South Korea,” the Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Moscow, Russia, May 23, 2000.

“Economic Relations between Russia and Korea,” a commissioned paper by NBR (National Bureau of Asian Research) presented at the conference on “Security Implications of Economic and Political Development in the Russian Far East.” 1^st conference in Khabarovsk, Russia, October 20-21, 1999 & 2^nd conference in Washington, DC, May 8-9, 2000.

“North Korean Security and Nuclear Proliferation,” a paper presented at the conference on Democracy, Peace & Conflict in East Asia, Center for International Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, March 30-31, 2000.

“The Rapprochement between Russia and North Korea and its Implications for Northeast Asian Security,” a paper presented at the 41th Annual Convention of ISA, Los Angeles, CA. March 16-19, 2000.

“The Military Cooperation between Russia and South Korea,” a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of APSA, Atlanta, GA, September 4, 1999.

“Korean Foreign Relations Toward the 21st Century,” a paper presented at the 15th International Conference on Asian Affairs, Center of Asian Studies, St. John’s University, October 4-5, 1997.

“South-North Korea Bilateral Agenda” (with Tae-Hwan Kwak) a paper presented at the 38th Annual Convention of ISA, Toronto, Canada, March 18-22, 1997.

“The Role of Russia in Peace-making on the Korean Peninsula.” a paper presented at the 37th Annual Convention of ISA, San Diego, CA, April 1996.

“Russia's Role in Korean Unification Process.” a paper presented at the 36th Annual Convention of ISA, Chicago, IL, February 21-23, 1995.

“The Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” a paper presented at the 33th Annual Convention of ISA, Atlanta, GA, March 31-April 4, 1992.

“South Korea's Nordpolitik and the Soviet Union (Russia)” a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of APSA, Chicago, IL. September 3-6, 1992.

* “The Future Vision of Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula,” 56^th Annual Conference of International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 18-21, 2015. (Panel convener)

*“Regional Orders and Global Implications: the rise of economic interdependence and the Asian security structure” 56^th Annual Conference of International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 18-21, 2015. (Discussant).

*Research Colloquium, Center for International Studies, Inha University, Korea, June 30, 2014. (Panel discussant)

“The Future Vision of a Unified Korean Peninsula and Peace-Building in Northeast Asia,” the 55^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, March 26-29, 2014. (Panel convener)

“The Six-Party Talks and Northeast Asian Security Cooperation,” the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA. April 1-3, 2012. (Panel convener)

“Key Issues in Northeast Asian Peace and Security Cooperation, ,” the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Montreal, Canada, March 17-20, 2011. (Panel convener)

“North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test and Stalled Six-Party Talks,” the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 18, 21, 2010. (Panel convener)

“The Korean Peace Regime Building,” the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New York, NY, Feb. 15-19, 2009. (Panel convener)

“The Korean-American Professors,” Workshop on Korean Territorial Issues, Oxford Hotel, Los Angeles, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2007. (Workshop organizer)

“Key Issues in North Korean Nuclear Crisis,” the 48^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Feb. 28-March 3, 2007. (Panel convener)

“North Korea’s Nuclear Crisis and the Role of the Major Powers in Northeast Asia,” the 47^th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, March 22-25, 2006. (Panel convener)

The 7th International Conference on Korean Politics From Division Toward Peaceful Unification, The Korean Political Science Association, Seoul Millenium Hilton Hotel, Seoul, Korea, July 13, 15, 2005. (Panel discussant)

The 3^rd Korea-Mongolia Joint Conference, Inha University, Incheon, Korea, May 16, 2005. (Panel discussant)

“The United States and the Two Koreas (1), (II),” 46^nd Annual Convention of ISA, March 1-5, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Panel convener)

“The United States and the Two Koreas (II), 46^nd Annual Convention of ISA, March 1-5, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Panel chair)

“The North Korean Nuclear Issue in the Northeast Asian Security Context (I) (II),” 46^nd Annual Convention of ISA, March 16-19, 2004, Montreal, Canada. (Panel convener)

“Northeast Asian Economic Cooperation and Its Impact on the Korean Peace Process,” 46^nd Annual Convention of ISA, March 16-19, 2004, Montreal, Canada. (Panel chair)

“The Two Koreas and Major Powers at a Crossroads (I) & (II),” 42^nd Convention of ISA, Feb. 20-24, 2001, Chicago, Ill. (Panel convener)

“Northeast Asian Security Relations in Transition (I) & (II), the 2001 Hong Kong Convention of ISA, July 26-28, 2001. (Panel convener)

“Peace Regime on the Korean Peninsula,” 41^st Convention of ISA, March 14-18, 2000, Los Angeles, CA. (Panel convener)

“Korea and the Major Powers,” panel at the APSA Annual Meeting, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2000, Washington, DC. (Panel discussant)

“East Asian Security Order in the 21st Century,” panel at the 39th Annual Convention of ISA, Minneapolis, MN, March 17-21, 1998. (Panel discussant)

“Conflict and Order: Third World Perspective,” panel at the 17th World Congress, International Political Science Association, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 17-21, 1997. (Panel discussant)

The Second & Third Annual Conferences of the Korean-American University Professors' Association in North America, November 1989 and December 1990. (Conference Coordinator)
Professional Meetings Attended

The Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Political Science Association (MPSA), Mankato State University, Mankato, MN, Nov. 10, 2012.

The Annual Meeting of MPSA, Hamline Univ, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 9, 2002.

The Annual Meeting of MPSA, the College of St. Benedict, St. Cloud, MN, November 10, 2001.

“Security Implications of Economic and Political Development in the Russian Far East.” 1^st conference in Khabarovsk, Russia, October 20-21, 1999 & 2^nd conference in Washington, DC, May 8-9, 2000.

15th International Conference on Asian Affairs, Center of Asian Studies, St. John’s Univ., New York, October 4-5, 1997.

Third Annual Conferences of the Korean-American University Professors' Association in North America, Chicago, December 1990.

Second Annual Conferences of the Korean-American University Professors' Association in North America, Los Angeles, November 1989.

26th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, March 27-April 1, 1985.
Grants Received

Outside the University:

* International Research Grant from Incheon National University (Korea) for a joint research with Prof. Yune Lee (Incheon National University) on “Trilateral Economic Cooperation between Moscow, Seoul, and Pyongyang and Its Implications for Inter-Korean Peace and Unification,” June 2014 ($10,000)

Korea Foundation Field Research Fellowship from the Korea Foundation, Seoul, Korea, to conduct field research on “Russia and Korea, 1992-2004 (October 2004).

Research Grant from The Institute of National Security, The Korean National Defense University, Seoul, Korea, to conduct research on “South Korea’s New Security Policy Toward Russia” (April 2004).

IREX (International Research & Exchange Board, Washington, D.C.) Short-term Travel Grant to conduct research in Russia (March 2004).

IREX (International Research & Exchange Board) Short-term Travel Grant from IREX to conduct research in Russia (February 2001).

Research grant from The Institute of Far Eastern Studies to prepare a book manuscript on Gorbachev and Korea (June 1996 & March 1995).

Research grant from The Ministry of Education, the Republic of Korea to conduct research on “Russian political culture” (August 1994).

Research grant from The Institute of National Security Affairs, National Defense College, the Republic of Korea, to conduct research on Russian Security Policy in Northeast Asia (April 1994).

Within the University

*On-campus International Program Development grant, from International Programs Committee, UMM (Dec. 2014) ($500)

*UMM Faculty Enrichment Project (FREF) grants, Categories II ($1,000), IIIi ($1,200) (April 2014, Oct. 2014, Jan. 2015).

Educational Development Program (EDP) grant, from UMM (Nov. 2013) ($3,000)

2011-12 Imagine Fund Annual Award (Dec. 15, 2010), Project title: “Russo-Korean Economic Relations under Yeltsin and Putin,” ($5000)

FREF Category II (April 2010). ($1,000)

The Bush Technology Enhancement Learning grant, to provide students with course materials in multiple formats (Feb. 2007).

EDP grant (May 2003)

Bush Foundation Instructional Technology grant, awarded to five UMM faculty members to enhance teaching effectiveness using the Internet technology, by the UMM Faculty Center (Fall 2001).

EDP grant (May 1999)

Grant-in-Aid in Research, Artistry, and Scholarship from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (January 1999) ($11,000)

FREF grant (October 1998)

Course Development Grant to develop a Web-based course (World Politics) from the Center for Small Towns, UMM (July 1998)

Grant for Internationalizing the Curriculum from the International Programs Committee (April 1998)

Course development grant to create a continuing education course on Introduction to International Relations from University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) (June 1995)

SERVICE

All-University Service

Committees:

*Research Review Committee, P&T, Political Science Discipline (spring-fall 2014) (Chair)

*Mid-term Review of Social Science Division Chair Committee (Chair) (spring 2014)

*Planning Committee (2014-present)

*Disabilities Service Coordinator Search Committee (spring 2014)

Accessibility of Information Technology policy review committee (2013-2014)

Political Science Search Committee (Tenure-track position) (2013)

Economics and Management Search Committee (Tenure-track Accounting position) (2013)

Research Committee for Tenure, Political Science discipline (Chair) (2013)

Research Committee for Promotion to Full professor, Sociology & Anthropolicy (member) (2013)

Social Sciences Division Chair Search Committee (Chair) (2011)

The Level II Committee (2006-2012)

Faculty Research Enhancement Fund (FREF) Review Group (Fall 2007-present)

Psychology Search Committee (One-year position) (2011)

Environmental Studies Search Committee (Tenure-track) (2011)

Economics and Management Search Committee (Spring 2008)

Academic Support Services Committee, Chair (Fall 2006-present)/ Member (fall 2005-present).

History search committee, Member (Fall 2003)

Political Science search committee, (Spring 2007, Fall 2006, Spring 2004)

Library search committee, Member (1999, 2001, 2002)

UROP screening committee, Member (2001- 2003)

Psychology search committee, Member (1998, 2001, 2002)

International Programs Committee, Chair (1998-2000)/ Member (1997-2000)

Research committee, Political Science discipline, Member (2000)

* Annual Appraisals & Annual Merit Reviews on behalf of the Social Science Division Chair (2014-15)

- performed some of the duties of the Social Science Division Chair by writing up Annual Appraisals (except 2 promotion cases) and conducting Annual Merit Reviews for the Social Science Division faculty

* Community of Scholars (2012-15)

- Served as an interviewer for the UMM CS event.

* Political Science Discipline Coordinator (2005-06; 2012-2014)

New Students Registration for incoming freshmen (2013)

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  Served as a faculty advisor for this event.
  

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  Served as faculty advisor to the student club
  

Eric P. Schwartz, Dean of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, October 9, 2013. Invited Dean Schwartz as the 2013 Jooinn Lee speaker

Michael H. Armacost, former Deputy Secretary of State, April 7, 2010.

Invited Armacost as the 2010 Jooinn Lee speaker

Topic: "Shifting Balance in Northeast Asia: Implications for the United States."

Robert Flatten, former U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, March 2001.

Topic: “American Foreign Policy”

Vernon V. Aspaturian, Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former Director of the Slavic Center, the Pennsylvania State University, November 1999.
Topic: “Russia’s Political Problems and the Prospects for the Future”

Karen Louise Boothe, Minnesota Public Radio, March 1999. Topic: the Kosovo Crisis

Convened UMM seminar “Is a Second Korean War Looming?: Bush’s War on Terrorism and North Korea,” on Sept. 25, 2003, sponsored by The Korea Economic Institute (Washington,DC).

Phone interview on North Korea’s diplomats with Voice of America (VOA), Washington, DC, April 3, 2007.

Phone interviews on North Korea’s nuclear test with KOPT radio, Portland, OR; KSIR radio, NW Colorado, Oct. 19-20. 2006

Radio appearance on Dave Lee’s Morning Show, WCCO, on North Korea’s nuclear crisis, Oct. 18, 2006.

Phone interview with The Wake Student Magazine, published by the Univ of Minnesota students, on nuclear North Korea, October 4-10, 2006.

Phone interviewed by the Voice of America (VOA) on North Korea’s nuclear issue and the US on Jan. 12, 2003.

TV appearance on KTV (South Korean national TV network). Discussed on Russia and Korea as a guest speaker on the TV program, “Current Issues” which was broadcast on July 20, 2003.

TV appearance on KTV. Discussed on Russia’s role in Korean peace process as a guest speaker on the TV program, “Current Issues” which was broadcast on July 11, 2002.

Phone interviewed by Sahron Schmickle of the Star Tribune on South Korean-US relations. Her article “South Koreans Seek Respect from U.S.” appeared in the Jan. 5, 2003 issue of the newspaper.

Interviewed by Jaime Koh of Today (an English magazine on current international affairs published in Singapore) on North Korea’s reforms. Her article “Never a Dull Moment” appeared in the Oct. 21, 2002 issue of the magazine.

Radio appearance (twice) on KMRS Morris radio’s “Community Connection.” Talked about his service learning class (U.S. Foreign Policy) that dealt with the global economy and local farmers on Sep. 28 & Dec. 6, 2001.

TV appearance (twice) on KTV (South Korean national TV network). Discussed current issues in Russian-Korean relations on the TV program, “Korean Unification” which was broadcast on July 25 and July 26, 2001.