Faculty
이동선 (Lee, Dong Sun), 李東銑
- Position
- Professor
- Phone Number
- 02-3290-2198
- Research Areas
- International Relations, Theories of International Relations, History of International Relations, Military Security
- Office
- PoliSci&Econ 317
- Degree
- Ph. D., University of Chicago
- ds0306@korea.ac.kr
Education
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Ph.D. The University of Chicago, Political Science, 2004 M.A. The University of Chicago, Political Science, 1999 B.A. Korea University, Political Science, 1997
Professional Experience and Awards
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Professor, Department of Political Science, Korea University, 2016-Present Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Korea University, 2011-2015 Visiting Scholar, George Washington University, 2010-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Korea University, 2007-2011 Research Fellow, East-West Center, 2004-2007
Undergraduate/Graduate Courses
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(1) Undergraduate Course : International Security, International Relations History of the 20th Century, Diplomatic History, International Relations Theory (2) Graduate Course : Security Studies, Research Methods in International Relations, Seminar on Military Strategy, War and Peace in East Asia
Journal Articles
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Lee, Dong Sun, and Sunwoo Peak. 2023. "The American Success to Denuclearise South Korea: Global Bipolarity, Geographical Remoteness, and Nuclear Alliance Restraint." Diplomacy and Statecraft 34(1).Lee, Dong Sun, 2021. "North Korean Nuclear Strategy: Envisioning Assured Retaliation." International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 21 (3) : 371-400. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun, Iordanka Alexandrova, and Yihei Zhao. 2020. "The Chinese Failure to Disarm North Korea: Geographical Proximity, US Unipolarity, and Alliance Restraint." Contemporary Security Policy 41 (4) : 587-609. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2017. "America's International Leadership in Transition: From Global Hegemony towards Offshore Leadership." Journal of International and Area Studies 24 (1) : 1-19. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun, and Sung-Yoon Chung. 2013."Blame Game under Fire: Parsing South Korean Debate on North Korea Policy." Korea Observer 44 (2) : 315-337. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2012. "Causes of North Korean Belligerence." Australian Journal of International Affairs 66 (2) : 1-18 [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun, and Sung Eun Kim. 2011 "Ties That Bind? Assessing the Impact of Economic Interdependence on East Asian Alliances." Pacific Focus 26 (2) : 206-235. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2009. "Exploring Pathways to a Military Conflict Between the United States and China." Journal of International Politics 15 (2) : 127-156. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2007.“A Nuclear North Korea and the Stability of East Asia: A Tsunami on the Horizon?” Australian Journal of International Affairs 61 (4) : 436-454. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2007.“Democratization and Alliance Policy: A Comparison of Taiwan and the Philippines.” Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 19 (4) : 143-167. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2007.“Democratization and the United States-South Korean Alliance.” Journal of East Asian Studies 7 (3) : 469-499. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2007. “U.S. Preventive War against China.” Asian Security 3 (2) : 174-179. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2006. “When Are Power Shifts Dangerous? Military Strategy and Preventive War.” Journal of International and Area Studies 13 (2) : 53-71. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2006, “U.S. Preventive War against North Korea,” Asian Security 2 (1) : 1-23. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2017. Arms Races in East Asia: A Conceptual Analysis, International Relations, 22(2), 151-174. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2017. Long Asymmetric Wars in a Bipolar System: A Theoretical Analysis of the Vietnam War, The Journal of Asiatic Studies, 60(2), 422-455. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2016. Korea-China Relationship and the US: Social Convention and Reality, Sung Kyun China Brief, 4(1), 64-69. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2015. US-China Relationship From a Realism Perspective, JPI Policy Forum, 165, 37-49. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2015. Korean Unification and the Stability of East Asia : A Theoretical Analysis of Stabilizing and Destabilizing Factors, The Journal of Strategic Studies, 22(1), 5-34. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2014. Alliance Restraint in the Sino-North Korean Alliance: Theory and Practice, Journal of International Politics, 19(1), 5-39. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2012. Compelling North Korea : Accomplishments and Strategies, The Journal of Strategic Studies, 19(2), 119-151. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2011. Long Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Theoretical Explanation of War Duration, National Security and Strategy, 11(4), 91-124 [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2011. The Future of U.S.: China Military Relations, Journal of Strategic Studies, 18(1), 157-196. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2009. The Continuing Relevance of Realism for Contemporary International Security, Korean Journal of International Relations, 49(5), 55-80. [Link to Paper]Lee, Dong Sun. 2009. The Security Strategy of the Obama Administration, 국방정책연구, 25(2), 121-144. [Link to Paper]
[Ongoing Research]
“Military Power Suitable for Unified Korea,” article under review. (with Iordanka Alexandrova)
“Nuclear Alliance Restraint,” book manuscript. (with Iordanka Alexandrova)
Books
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(1) Books and Monographs
The International Political Effects of Green Energy (Seoul: National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2009). [In Korean, co-authored]
“U.S. Security Policy,” EAI National Security Panel Report No. 38 (Seoul: East Asia Institute, 2009)
Power Shifts, Strategy, and War: Declining States and International Conflict (London and New York: Routledge, 2008).
“Committing Suicide for Fear of Death: Power Shifts and Preventive War” Working Paper Series No. 6: East-West Center Washington, 2006.
Book Chapters
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(1) Book Chapters
"Peace on the Korean Peninsula and International Relations," in Peace on the Korean Peninsula (Seoul: Institute for Unification Education, 2019). [In Korean]
"The Impacts of North Korean Nuclear Armament on International Politics," in Sung-Yoon Chung, ed., The Consequences of North Korean Nuclear Armament (Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification, 2016). [In Korean]
"Asia's Future Security Order and South Korea's Counter-strategy," in Young-Sun Ha, ed., Toward 2020: Ten Agendas for South Korea's Foreign Policy (Seoul: East Asia Institute, 2013).
"U.S.-China Military Relations 2025," in Du-Hyeogn Cha, et al., eds., U.S.-China Relations 2025 (Seoul: East Asia Institute, 2012). [In Korean]
"New Characteristics of 21st Century Inter-State Warfare," in Challenges and Problems for 21st Century International Security (Seoul: Sahoepyeongnon, 2011). [In Korean]
"The US Security Implementation Strategy," in Young-Sun Ha, ed., The Emergence of Complex Alliances in the 21st Century (Seoul: East Asia Institute, 2010). [In Korean]
“Realist International Theory and National Security,” in Young-June Park, ed., International Politics of National Security (Seoul: Sahoepyeongnon, 2010). [In Korean]
“Nuclear Policies and Security,” in Nigel Young, ed., The International Encyclopedia of Peace (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010).
“North Korea: Existential Deterrence and Diplomatic Leverage,” in Muthiah Alagappa, ed., The Long Shadow: Nuclear Weapons and Security in 21st Century Asia (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2008) (with John S. Park)