Published Research
June 2014
"Determining the Success of Defectors: Does One Gender Profit More in Defecting from North Korea?" The Council on Asian Affairs Young Researchers Symposium [Presented July 3rd]
"A Star-Studded Affair: Can Korean Celebrities Bring Awareness to Human Rights Issues in North Korea?" The Peninsula
"Could 'The Interview' Provoke Military Action?" The Peninsula
May 2014
"Are Western Pop Artists Embracing or Exploiting Eastern Culture?" The Diplomat
April 2014
"What to Look for in Obama's Upcoming Trip to Korea and Japan" The Peninsula
December 2012
"The Difficulty of Assimilating Defectors in South Korea" The Peninsula
November 2012
"The Culture of Borrowing: How Korea's Hyper-emphasis on Achievement Created a Mountain of Debt" The Peninsula
October 2012
"Why are Fewer Women Defecting from North Korea?" The Peninsula
"Determining the Success of Defectors: Does One Gender Profit More in Defecting from North Korea?" The Council on Asian Affairs Young Researchers Symposium [Presented July 3rd]
"A Star-Studded Affair: Can Korean Celebrities Bring Awareness to Human Rights Issues in North Korea?" The Peninsula
"Could 'The Interview' Provoke Military Action?" The Peninsula
May 2014
"Are Western Pop Artists Embracing or Exploiting Eastern Culture?" The Diplomat
April 2014
"What to Look for in Obama's Upcoming Trip to Korea and Japan" The Peninsula
December 2012
"The Difficulty of Assimilating Defectors in South Korea" The Peninsula
November 2012
"The Culture of Borrowing: How Korea's Hyper-emphasis on Achievement Created a Mountain of Debt" The Peninsula
October 2012
"Why are Fewer Women Defecting from North Korea?" The Peninsula
Questions for the Future
How do relationships between world leaders affect regional cooperation?
What would happen if a South Korean or Korean-America celebrity took on the cause of Unification or Human Rights in North Korea?
How can we improve the relationship between South Korea and Japan?
How do we get Americans focused on Asia in an Asia-Pacific Century while they are protected by two oceans and are uninterested in foreign affairs?
Are Koreans prone to idolizing?
- Bromance between Lee Myung-bak and Obama
- Xi Jinping and Park Geun-hye
- Park Geun-hye and Shinzo Abe
- Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping
- Southeast Asian Region
What would happen if a South Korean or Korean-America celebrity took on the cause of Unification or Human Rights in North Korea?
How can we improve the relationship between South Korea and Japan?
How do we get Americans focused on Asia in an Asia-Pacific Century while they are protected by two oceans and are uninterested in foreign affairs?
- Cyber Security
- Economic Impact (viable FDI options in Asia Pacific and "innovation" policies
- Human Rights Atrocities
- Soft Power
- Security (NK, Territorial Issues, Russia, Cyber Attacks)
Are Koreans prone to idolizing?
- Connection to cults