Choong-koo Lee

Dr. Choong-Koo Lee is an Associate Research Fellow of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses and a Visiting Fellow of the National Defense University in Washington D.C. His research areas are North Korean nuclear policy, Sino-North Korea relations, and the U.S.-China strategic competition around the Korean Peninsula. Dr. Lee was also a Visiting Scholar at the Renmin University of China (2013) and Chief of Staff in the ROK National Assembly (2009-2012).

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD 서울대학교 (Seoul National University) (2009 — 2016)
• Master's degree 서울대학교 (Seoul National University) (2005 — 2008)
• Bachelor's degree 서울대학교 (Seoul National University) (1998 — 2005)

Companies

• Associate Research Fellow Korea Institute for Defense Analysis (2017)
• Visiting Fellow National Defense University (2021 — 2022)
• Adjunct Professor 고려대학교 (2020 — 2021)
• Senior Research Fellow 서울대학교 국제문제연구소 (2016 — 2017)
• Visiting Research Fellow Renmin University of China (2013 — 2014)
• Chief of Staff The National Assembly of The Republic of Korea (2009 — 2012)