Biography
Ildo Hwang is an Assistant Professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy. He wrote two books about North Korean weapons of mass destruction and countermeasures of South Korea and the U.S., under the titles of Kim Jeong Il Gongporeul Soaholida (or Kim Jeong Il Launched FEAR, Seoul: Planet Media, 2008) and the DNA of North Korean Military Strategy (Seoul: Planet Media, 2013).
Dr. Hwang holds a Ph.D. in International Politics from Yonsei University. The dissertation dealt with the strategic culture of North Korea and its military strategy development. He holds an MA degree from the University of North Korean Studies. Before joining KNDA, he worked as a Staff Reporter and Research Fellow with The Dong-A Ilbo Media Group for 17 years, and performed a research project at ISDP in Stockholm, Sweden, as a Visiting Fellow.
Dr. Hwang holds a Ph.D. in International Politics from Yonsei University. The dissertation dealt with the strategic culture of North Korea and its military strategy development. He holds an MA degree from the University of North Korean Studies. Before joining KNDA, he worked as a Staff Reporter and Research Fellow with The Dong-A Ilbo Media Group for 17 years, and performed a research project at ISDP in Stockholm, Sweden, as a Visiting Fellow.
