Dr. Choi Kang (Ph.D., the Ohio State University) previously served as the Dean of Planning and Assessment, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) before he joined the Asan Institute. Dr. Choi was also the President of Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, where he worked as a professor and Director-General for American Studies. From 1992 to 1998, and from 2002 to 2005, Dr. Choi worked in the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA). He has done researches on arms control, crisis/consequence management, North Korean military affairs, multilateral security cooperation, and the ROK-US security alliance. From 1998 to 2002, he served in National Security Council Secretariat as Senior Director for Policy Planning and Coordination. He was one of South Korean delegates to the Four-Party Talks.