Dr. Yonghwan Choi is a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS). He also serves as a standing member of the Advisory Committee on Democratic Peace and Unification. He received his Ph. D. degree in political science at Sogang University. His area of academic interest includes North Korean foreign policy, inter-Korean relations and the security of Korean Peninsula. Relevant publications include “Tasks for Overcoming Distrust Between U.S.-North Korea and Successful Denuclearization Negotiations”(2022); “The Atlantic Powers’ Indo-Pacific Strategy and Implications for South Korea’s Geostrategic Initiative”(2022); “Korea’s Security Situation Change and Wartime OPCON Transition Issues”(2021); “Marketization in North Korea and the Birth of a Kleptocratic State”(2016); “North Korea's New Leadership and Diplomacy: Legacy and Challenges of the Kim Jong Il Era”(2012); "The Roles of South Korean Central and Local Governments in Inter-Korean Cooperation" (2008).