Tagged: China

[PUBLICATION] ‘US-ROK Science and Tech Partnership on Critical Technologies’ published by the Pacific Forum and George Mason University Korea

At the end of summer in 2022, when I was pulling myself out of the Washington, DC policy circles after the passing of the CHIPS & Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S., I was invited to contribute to a joint conference on US.-ROK Science and Tech Partnership on Critical Technologies in […]

[PUBLICATION] ‘Asia in the GCC: A New Strategic Partner?’ published by the Middle East Council on Global Affairs (MECGA) and Waseda University

In August 2022, I was asked to join the project on ‘Asia in the GCC: A New Strategic Partner?’ by Dr. Adel Abdel Ghafar of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs (MECGA) in Doha, Qatar. MECGA (formerly the Brookings Doha Center) had the proposal to hold two international conferences, one in the Gulf (MECGA […]

[EIU ViewsWire] North Korea cyber-attacks raise security threat to the South

North Korea cyber-attacks raise security threat to the South, ViewsWire, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), September 16, 2021.

[PUBLICATION + LECTURE] EAF sequel piece on Semiconductors published / Webinar at Australian National University

In May 2021, the East Asia Forum at Australian National University requested an update on the Japan-South Korean chip war which began in July 2019. I had been working on semiconductors for the past few years and was in the middle of preparing for my manuscript for peer-review in line with the latest developments. I learned […]

[DOSSIER] Contribution on Semiconductors to Italian think-tank ISPI (Instituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale) published

My latest contribution on semiconductors in global manufacturing has been published in an edited dossier by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies, or ISPI (Instituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale), an Italian think-tank in Milan, Italy and a partner of the G20 Summit hosted by the Italian government in 2021. June Park. ‘Why […]

[EXPERT PANEL] Webinar on ‘Decoupling from China? Managing reputational and compliance risks in global supply chains’ with Aperio Intelligence

On June 16, 2021, I will speak on an expert panel on the geopolitics and the risk management arising from decoupling from China. I will be offering analysis from the broader context of tech decoupling and its limitations. Please RSVP at the link below to attend. Webinar: Decoupling from China? Managing reputational and compliance risks in […]

[FELLOWSHIP] Selected as inaugural Salzburg Global Seminar-Korea Foundation Fellow

I have been selected as one of the inaugural Salzburg Global Seminar-Korea Foundation Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year (May 2021-May 2022). I will work closely with Dr. Charles Ehrlich of Salzburg Global Seminar and will conduct a capstone project, ‘Post-Pandemic Conflicts in Data Governance and Technology: The Varieties of Data Protection Regulations in the EU, South Korea, […]

[REPORT & 2,000 TREES] Expert Participation in ‘Perception of the Planned EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in the Asia Pacific’ by Konrad Adenauer Foundation

At the end of 2020, I participated in an expert survey conducted by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, called ‘Perception of the Planned EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in the Asia Pacific’. Set to be proposed by the EU Parliament in June 2021 for implementation from 2022, there are questions that may arise in addition to […]

[ONLINE PANEL] Asia Briefing LIVE 2020 with Asia Society Australia and Bloomberg – Middle Power Pivot

Please join me this Thursday, October 15, 2020, for Asia Briefing LIVE 2020, where I will speak on #geopolitics, #geoeconomics, #UnitedStates, #China, and #SouthKorea at a 50-minute panel session on the Middle Power Pivot (1:00 PM – 1:50 PM AEDT). Asia Briefing LIVE sessions by Asia Society Australia are presented in partnership with Bloomberg, and […]

[ONLINE CONFERENCE] North Korea International: (Re)Evaluating, (Re)Viewing, and (Re)Connecting in a COVID World with IFES and FNF

[Presentation running time: 15 mins, 33:00-48:00] Please join me and my fellow senior colleagues Leif-Eric Easley (Ewha Womans University) Tereza Novotna (Freie Universität Berlin) as panelists for a timely reassessment of sanctions on North Korea, with a focus on the art of evasions on US (Treasury) and UN sanctions. The sessions will be live-streamed from […]