Hyun Seung-soo is a research fellow at the Peace Research Division of the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU). Dr. Hyun obtained his Ph.D degree from the University of Tokyo, majoring in political science. His main research areas are Russian and Eurasian international politics, Russian security policy, and North Korea-Russia Relations. He became a senior researcher at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1994 to 1999, and he was a HK research professor at Hanyang University from 2009 to 2014. Also, he is currently the vice president of the Korean Association for Eurasian Studies. There are several publications, such as China-Russia Cooperation and Peace and Prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, Border Security in Neighboring Countries and Unification Environment on the Korean Peninsula, Multilateral Approach for Advancing the Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative, and Partnership with Eurasia.