Contact
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Research Project
Normalization of Russia-North Korea relations in the 2000s
My research is guided by the following question: Why has the relationship between Russia and North Korea become normalized in the early 2000s despite the fact that Russia severed ties with North Korea and favored South Korea in 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union? I attempt to apply international relations theory to shed light on the question from political, economic, and security perspectives.
Curriculum Vitae
Heejae Park earned her M.A. from Georgetown University's Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, and B.A. in Russian and English linguistics from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea. Before joining the LMU and pursuing her research project, she worked at several research institutes in Washington D.C., including the Woodrow Wilson Center, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Center for Advanced Defense Studies. She also lived, studied, and worked in Novosibirsk and Yakutsk in Russia. Her research interests include diplomatic history, international relations theory, security issues, relations between Russia (since the Soviet era) and the Northeast Asian states, especially North Korea. Starting in September 2019, Heejae will continue her PhD studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Awards
- Merit-based Graduate School Tuition Scholarships, Fall 2015 to Spring 2016 and Spring to Fall 2017, Georgetown University
- Summer Communications Initiative and Summer funding for unpaid internship, Summer 2016, Georgetown University
- Foreign Language Excellence Scholarship, 2nd Semester of 2014, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Department Chief Scholarship, 1st Semester of 2012, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Presentations
2018
"Denuclearization through 'Peace:' Russia's Response to North Korea's Nuclear Tests" (Joint Workshop "GöBiMü" by East European History Chairs of the University of Göttingen, Bielefeld University and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, 17 November 2018).