Yongwook is an Assistant Professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS.  He specializes in International Relations, with a focus on East Asia.  His research interests include foreign policies of China, Japan, Korea and ASEAN as well as broad regional and global issues.  His current research examines (1) the effect of national identity on foreign policy and international relations, (2) Chinese economic statecraft, (3) Sino-Japanese relations, and (4) Korea-Japan relationship. 

Prior to joining the LKYSPP, Yongwook taught at the Australian National University and Yonsei University, and held visiting posts at Beijing University, Tokyo University, Hitotsubashi University, and National Taiwan University.  He is a native of South Korea and grew up both in Korea and New Zealand, and speaks Korean, Japanese, and Chinese (Mandarin).  Yongwook was a Frank Knox Memorial Fellow at Harvard, and his research has been supported by various organizations including the Japan Foundation Fellowship and Taiwan Government.

Yongwook received his Ph.D. from the Department of Government, Harvard University; MA (with merit) in international law from the College of Law, Australian National University; BA (first class honors) from The University of Auckland, and BA (top graduate) from The University of Wellington, New Zealand.  

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