📣How do secondary states in the Asia-Pacific enhance security and strategic autonomy in a networked strategic environment? Check out my new article @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social that answers this using a dataset of joint military exercises of Asia-Pacific (1970–2024). academic.oup.com/jpr/article/...

Great new article from Professor Kyuri Park, on joint military exercises in East Asia. My short summary? China is doing way more JMEs, even with US allies, than we realize. The region continues to move in ways not expected by conventional DC wisdom. academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...

My very first public speaking event in Wellington, done! ✅💐It was meaningful to make this debut at "The Politics in Year Review" event celebrating the start of new academic year alongside my colleagues in the Political Science and International Relations programme @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social

Consistent message from Davos to the UN to Munich: middle/small powers are rejecting Thucydidean fatalism. The weak will not simply “suffer what they must” while “the strong do what they can." Will cooperate, diversify, & build networks rather than rely solely on a great power.

Insightful conversation with @curiouskyuri.bsky.social on her book manuscript that we workshopped this year at @global-wm.bsky.social. Thanks for this Kyuri.

Thank you for taking a moment to celebrate this milestone in my academic journey! I’m a happy APARCer - looking forward to sharing my research and achievements ahead🤗

감사합니다, 교수님! Thank you for your unwavering support, guidance, and trust over nearly a decade of this journey together. I’m excited about our continued collaboration 🥳😎🙌

I’m thrilled to share that I will be joining Victoria University of Wellington🇳🇿 as a Lecturer in International Relations & International Security (equivalent to an Assistant Professor, tenure) at the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science & IR, starting February 2026!

Check out my podcast episode with Security Dilemma 🎙️hosted by JQAS! I talked about my book project on security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific amid US–China rivalry, using joint military exercises to understand the strategic behavior of small/middle powers and its implications for US foreign policy📚

On South Korea's balancing act – by @curiouskyuri.bsky.social, our 2022–23 postdoctoral fellow, and @daveckang.bsky.social 👇

Delighted to write with @curiouskyuri.bsky.social about Sino-Korean relations! This is based on a longer research project we are doing -- keep an eye out for more in the future from us! The bottom line: Korea wants good relations with the US, but shows few signs that it will balance China.

Latest from my colleague, @curiouskyuri.bsky.social, who explains South Korean foreign policy amidst great power competition in the Pacific. Kudos Kyuri.

S. Korea rejects confrontation with China while maintaining the US alliance as its security pillar. 🇰🇷 New President Lee Jae-myung promotes “peace through dialogue,” emphasizing, “No matter how expensive, peace is better than war.” My op-ed at the National Interest w/ @daveckang.bsky.social More🧵👇

Later in the history and future IR textbooks, the year 2025 will be remembered as a critical juncture in international relations, where long-standing norms governing the use of force, especially, the non-proliferation regime unraveled. I hope still we find ways to solve this as a global community.

Still a long road ahead, but South Korea 🇰🇷 finally has a head of state again. Marking the moment with a movie-style trailer made by a high schooler using real “Dec 3 Night” footage 🍿🎬 youtu.be/iafoIDERV2U?fe…

By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.

Leading 15 awesome undergraduate students in Global Scholars Program at William & Mary @global-wm.bsky.social to Beijing🇨🇳 over the past nine days is an experience I will cherish forever. Highlights included inspiring meetings with 🇺🇸Ambassador Nicholas Burns & Ambassador Karl Eikenberry!

Impeached. Step-by-step! A step forward for building a more mature and resilient democracy in South Korea🙏🏻🇰🇷

How do impeachments work in South Korea? Ahead of tomorrow's 2nd impeachment vote at 4:00 PM, here are two useful graphics, one by BBC and another by @afpnews.bsky.social

Out of words🫨 Can't believe what Yoon said in the address to the nation. Maritial law as an "act of governance"?! Mr. Yoon please go away to 👋🏻 In the meantime, thank you 855 fellow political scientists around the globe for the support on the impeachment🌎 thekoreanodyssey.blogspot.com/2024/12/855-...

We’re asking for solidarity from political scientists worldwide: you can read and sign the statement in English, Japanese, Chinese, and French in the below Qualtrics form: ysgrad.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A Declaration by 573 Political Scientists of South Korea <Call for an Immediate Reintroduction and the Passage of the Impeachment Bill to Restore the Constitutional Order> thekoreanodyssey.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-de...

🇰🇷 Legislators are elected to REPRESENT the people. 105 ruling party legislators FAILED to fulfill their delegated responsibility by not voting on impeachment. If they think they are being strategic, NO they are mistaken. Such behavior is nothing more than being unfaithful to their public duty.

Invoking emergency martial law for personal or political reasons is NEVER AN OPTION in a democracy. Setting good precedents matters. #NoBacktotheFuture 🙅🏻‍♀️ Impeachment vote of Yoon set for Dec 7th 5pm KST (3am EST). It requires 200 out of 300 legislators to vote in favor🥁🙏🏻