Dr. Kuyoun Chung is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Kangwon National University. Her research focuses on US foreign policy, the Korean Peninsula, and security issues in the Indo-Pacific, including alliance politics, regional security architecture, nuclear politics, maritime security, and emerging technologies. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Korea University and her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Previously, she was a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at UCLA, a visiting professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, and a research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification. She currently serves as a member of the policy advisory committee for the Ministry of Defense, the Republic of Korea Navy, and the National Security Council under the Office of the President.