ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leif-Eric Easley

Leif-Eric Easley is an associate professor at Ewha University where he teaches international security and political economics. He earned his B.A. in political science with a minor in mathematics from UCLA and Ph.D. in government from Harvard University. His research (available at http://leifeasley.net) focuses on U.S.-ROK-Japan trilateral coordination on engaging China and North Korea.

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