Bachelor in Political Science and Diplomacy at Yonsei University
Completed Master's and Ph.D. programs at Seoul National University Graduate School
Ph.D. of International Relations, Department of Total Cultural Research at Tokyo University, Japan
Major Career
Military Instructor at KMA
Professor and Faculty Director of the Graduate School of National Defense University
Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead Center at Harvard University in the U.S.
President of the Korean Peace Society, the Modern Japanese Society, and the Korean Society of Politics and Foreign Affairs
Plolicy Advisor for National Security Council at the Presidential Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ROK-US Combined Forces Command and the Navy
Columnist at JoongAng Sunday, Hankook Ilbo, Segye Ilbo and Herald Economy
Major Books and Compositions
Book, the Third Japan (Hanul, 2008)
Book, The Birth of the Navy and the Modern Japan (Guemul, 2014)
Book, Development and Tasks of Korean National Security Strategy (Hanul, 2017)
Book, The War of Imperial Japan, 1865-1945 (Social Review, 2020)
Compilation, International Politics of Security (Social Review, 2010)
Compilation, Challenges and Tasks of International Society in the 21st Century (Social Review, 2011)
Compilation, Modern Warfare and Strategies (Hanul Academy, 2020)
Compilation, Issues and Prospects of Peace Research on the Korean Peninsula in the 21st Century (2021)