Korea | Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Current Research

Dr John Nilsson-Wright
Cold War relationship between the USA & NE Asia, particularly Japan & the two Koreas; contemporary regional security issues, foreign policy & domestic politics

Constructive Engagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Mirror Images: Leadership legitimacy, narratives of nationhood and the limits of US Cold War alliance policy in Asia
Presidential Politics and National Identity in South Korea: from Park Chung-hee to Moon Jae-in