My prospective doctoral research centers on U.S.–Japan–Korea trilateral relations, digital sovereignty and digital security, and changing strategic dynamics around the Bering Strait and northern shipping routes.
I am interested in how the United States, Japan, and Korea coordinate policy amid technological and geopolitical change. Digital sovereignty and security raise questions about infrastructure, governance, and the balance between national priorities and cross-border cooperation.
I also want to examine how access through the Bering Strait and northern shipping routes could reshape U.S.–Russia power dynamics, and how Korea, Japan, and China might position themselves in relation to those routes. Questions I hope to develop in doctoral study include:
- How do U.S., Japanese, and Korean approaches to digital sovereignty and security converge or diverge?
- How might northern shipping routes affect strategic competition and cooperation between the United States and Russia?
- What opportunities and constraints do these routes create for Korea, Japan, and China?
These are prospective research directions, rather than completed publications or a finalized dissertation proposal. My M.A. in International Development and Cooperation at Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies gave me a foundation in policy and multilateral governance. My CV provides my education and experience; I welcome conversations about doctoral supervision and research collaboration through the contact page.