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Our faculty are leading scholars and dedicated mentors committed to cultivating a collaborative and intellectually vibrant environment.
With extensive connections to international organizations, government agencies, and global research networks, HYU GSIS faculty members integrate real-world perspectives into their teaching, blending academic rigor with practical expertise.
Whether you are pursuing advanced research, addressing pressing global issues, or exploring interdisciplinary approaches, our faculty are here to guide, inspire, and support your academic growth throughout your journey at GSIS.
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Ph.D. in Political Science, Purdue University
Ph.D. in Management, London School of Economics
Ph.D. in International History, London School of Economics
| Education |
Ph. D, London School of Economics, International History Thesis title: "The Foreign Policy of Park Chunghee, 1968-79." Master of Pacific International Affairs, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), IR/PS B.A, Pusan National University, Business Administration and International Studies |
| Fields of Interest | International Security, Indo-Pacific International Relations, Nuclear Security, U.S. Foreign Policy, Diplomatic History |
| Experience |
Korea Military Academy, Republic of Korea Army, Associate Professor Korea Military Academy, Republic of Korea Army, Assistant Professor Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Part-time Lecturer Postdoc Fellow, University of Southern California |
| Recent Publications |
Peer-reviewed Articles (SSCI & A&HCI) Lyong Choi and Sang-hoon Lee, “Forced Self-reliance: The Defense Strategy of the Kamakura Bakufu against the Mongol Invasion of Japan,” Interdisciplinary History, September 2021, Vol. 52, Issue 2, pp. 177-196. Lyong Choi, “Reluctant Reconciliation: South Korea’s Tentative Détente with North Korea in the Nixon Era, 1969- 72,” Modern Asian Studies, January 2020, Vol. 54, Issue 1, pp. 59-94. Lyong Choi, Jong-dae Shin, and Han-hyung Lee, “The Dilemma of the “Axis of Evil”: The Rise and Fall of Iran-DPRK Relations,” Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. 31, No. 4, December 2019, 595－611 Lyong Choi and Il-young Jeong, “North Korea and Zimbabwe, 1978–1982: from the strategic alliance to the symbolic comradeship between Kim Il Sung and Robert Mugabe,” November 2017, Cold War History, Vol. 17, Issue 4, pp. 329-349 Lyong Choi, “Human Rights, Popular Protest and Jimmy Carter’s Plan to Withdraw U.S. Troops from South Korea,” Diplomatic History, November 2017, Vol. 41, Issue 5, pp. 933–958. Lyong Choi and Jong-dae Shin, “Enemy of My Ally Is Not My Enemy: ROK-US Alliance and ROK-Iran Relations,” Asian Perspective, July-September 2017, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 403-429. Jaeho Hwang and Lyong Choi, “Re-thinking Normalization between ROK and PRC in the Early 1990s: The South Korean Perspective,” Cold War History, December May, Vol.15, Issue 4, pp. 557-578. Lyong Choi, “The First Nuclear Crisis in the Korean Peninsula, 1975- 76,” Journal of Cold War History, March 2014, Vol. 2014, Issue 1, pp. 1-20. |
| Peer-reviewed Articles (KCI) |
Lyong Choi, “Reconsidering the Diplomatic History by Theory of Asymmetric Combined Forces: Analysis on Silla-Tang,Goryeo-Mongol(Yuan), and Joseon-Ming Relations,” Korean Journal of Military Art and Science, Feb 2020, Vol. 76, Issue 2, pp. 217- 234. Lyong Choi, “The Nuclear Proliferation Puzzle from North Korea: Nuclear Development through Technology Exchanges,” Yonsei Journal of Unification Studies, May 2018, Vol. 22, Issue 1, pp. 39-70. Lyong Choi, “From the War of Rationality to the War of Legitimacy: Black and White Conflict in the 1970s’ Southern Africa and Change in U.S. Third World Policy,” May, 2018, Journal of Western History, Vol. 58, Issue 0, pp. 103-128. Jeong Ilyeong and Lyong Choi, “The China Dilemma of The USA and State Normalization of Japan,” Yonsei Journal of Korean Unification Studies, pp. 5- 31. Vol. 19, No. 2, 2015. |
| Book Chapters | Lyong Choi, “The Bluff and Bluster: South Korea’s Nuclear Project and ROK-US Relations in 1970s ,” Nuclear Latency and Hedging: Concepts, History, and Issues (Washington D.C: Woodrow Wilson Center, 2020) https://www.wilsoncenter.org/book/nuclear-latency-and-hedging-concepts-history-and-issues |
| Book Translations | The History of World, written by J. M. Roberts and O. A. Westad |
Ph.D. in Political Science, Boston University
| Education |
Ph.D. Boston University, Political Science 2023.8 M.A. Peking University, International Relations 2019.7 B.A. Waseda University, Economics 2017.9 |
| Experience |
Hanyang University, Assistant Professor 2025.3 - Present Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Associate Professor 2023.10 - 2025.2 |
| Fields of Interest | International Political Economy, Politics of Finance, Developmental States, Korean Political Economy, Comparative Political Economy of East Asia |
| Peer-reviewed Publications |
Lee, Y., Grimes, W.W. 2025. “Rrom contest to convergence in East Asia: why do regional challengers end up resembling incumbent institutions?” at The Pacific Review, Online First. (SSCI) Lee, Y., Katada, S.N. 2024. “Regional Approach to Financial Statecraft: Japan and India in the Face of Rising China” at Geopolitics, Online First. (SSCI) Lee, Y. 2024. “Financial Liberalization or State Capitalism? The Developmental State and the Special Purpose Bond Market in South Korea” at Contemporary Politics, Online First. (SSCI) Lee, Y., Grimes, W.W., Kring, N.W. 2024. “The varieties of financial statecraft and middle powers: assessing South Korea’s strategic involvement in regional financial cooperation” The Pacific Review, Online First. (SSCI) Grimes, W.W., Lee, Y. Kring, N.W. 2023. “Financial cooperation in the Asia-Pacific as regime complex: explaining patterns of coverage, membership, and rules” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Online First. (SSCI) Lee, Y., Grimes, W.W. 2023. “Manifesting the embedded developmental state: the role of South Korea’s National Pension Service in managing financial crisis” Review of International Political Economy, 30(5): 1933-1956. (SSCI) Lee, Y. 2021. “Riding the tide: assessing South Korea’s hedging strategy through regional security initiatives” The Pacific Review, 36(3): 494-520. (SSCI) Lee, Y.. 2018. ”What Brought Them Together? Comparative Analysis of the Normalization Processes of North Korea-Japan and South Korea-Japan” The Korean Journal of International Studies, 21(3): 411-433. |
| Book Chapters | Lee, Y., Kring, N.W. 2024. “Regional Financial Cooperation and Regional Financial Arrangement” in Edward Elgar Handbook on Regional Cooperation and Integration, 123-142. |
| Policy Papers |
Lee, Y., Grimes, W.W. “Assessing South Korea’s Role in Promoting ESG Investing in the Asia-Pacific” Korea Economic Institute of America Lee, Y. “Legitimate Containment: How the ROK-US Reciprocal Defense Procurement can Legitimately Balance China’s Military Influence in the South China Sea” Issues and Insights 23(5): 37-47 |
Ph.D. in Management, Seoul National University
Ph.D. in International Studies, University of Tokyo
Ph.D. in Future Strategy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Ph.D. in Comparative Higher Education, University of London
Ph.D. in Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Ph.D. in Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Ph.D. in Literature, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Oklahoma State University
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