Biography
Seungsoo Hyun is the Director of the International and Strategic Studies Division at the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU). He oversees research on current affairs surrounding the Korean Peninsula and foreign policies of the neighboring states. His research areas of interest are Russian and Eurasian politics, Eurasian international relations, and conflict.
Before his current position, Dr. Hyun was a senior researcher at IFANS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He also served as research director at the Korean Association of Eurasian Studies and the Korean Association of Slavic Studies and has been a policy advisor for the Terrorism Information Integration Center of the National Intelligence Service since 2008. He was also an HK research professor at APRC of Hanyang University and a lecturer at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Sookmyung Women’s University, and Yonsei University.
His recent publications include Multilateral Approach for Advancing the Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative and Partnership with Eurasia (in Korean)(KINU, 2015), Development of Unification Diplomacy Contents (in Korean) (KINU, 2015), Comparison of Cuba and North Korea in Transition: Policy Implications (in Korean) (KINU, 2015), and China's Rise & Central Asia (in Korean) (Zininzin, 2015). He also authorizes many articles in academic journals, chapters, and books. Dr. Hyun holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Before his current position, Dr. Hyun was a senior researcher at IFANS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He also served as research director at the Korean Association of Eurasian Studies and the Korean Association of Slavic Studies and has been a policy advisor for the Terrorism Information Integration Center of the National Intelligence Service since 2008. He was also an HK research professor at APRC of Hanyang University and a lecturer at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Sookmyung Women’s University, and Yonsei University.
His recent publications include Multilateral Approach for Advancing the Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative and Partnership with Eurasia (in Korean)(KINU, 2015), Development of Unification Diplomacy Contents (in Korean) (KINU, 2015), Comparison of Cuba and North Korea in Transition: Policy Implications (in Korean) (KINU, 2015), and China's Rise & Central Asia (in Korean) (Zininzin, 2015). He also authorizes many articles in academic journals, chapters, and books. Dr. Hyun holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Tokyo, Japan.
