Principal Fellow ; Director
Center for Regional Studies ; Publication and Communications Department
Areas of Expertise : Southeast Asia and Oceania, East Asian regional cooperation, non-traditional and human Security, regional security and integration.
Dr. LEE Jaehyon is a principal fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. He is a member of the advisory group for the Korean Coast Guard. Dr Lee is also a Vice President of the Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies. Dr Lee’s research focuses on ASEAN, Southeast Asian politics, regionalism, and non-traditional and human security issues. Recently, he has been expanding research to include Indo-Pacific and superpower rivalry in the region. His publications include “South Korea and the South China Sea: A Domestic and International Balancing Act” (2016), “What Asia Wants from the US: Voices from the Region” (2018), “Southeast Asian Perspectives of the United States and China: A SWOT Analysis” (2022). He translated “The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia” by Kurt Campbell into Korean. Dr Lee received a B.A. and M.A. from Yonsei University and his PhD in politics from Murdoch University, Australia.
Ph.D. in Politics, Murdoch University, Australia (2005)
M.A. in Political Science, Yonsei University (1997)
B.A. in Political Science, Yonsei University (1994)
Director for International Affairs, Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies (2011~2014)
Visiting Professor, Institute of foreign Affairs and National Security, Korean National Diplomatic Academy (2009~2012)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Yonsei University (2007~2008)
Research Fellow, Korean Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (2005~2007)