CWP alums Ja Ian Chong & Injoo Sohn on the China In the World Podcast "Calibrating China Ties - Korea"
Join Ian Chong in conversation with Korea University's Sung Eun Kim and Seoul National University's Injoo Sohn as they examine how Seoul navigates Beijing's political pressure, manages Korean Peninsula stability, and reconciles competing demands from Washington while serving its own national interests in an increasingly polarized region.
- Chong Ja Ian,
- Sung Eun Kim,
- Injoo Sohn
· Aug. 15, 2025 - Calibrating China Ties - Korea
The focus of my teaching and research is on international relations, especially IR theory, security, Chinese foreign policy, and international relations in the Asia-Pacific. Of particular interest to me are issues that stand at the nexus of international and domestic politics, such as influences on nationalism and the consequences of major power competition on the domestic politics of third countries. I also enjoy looking at historical material in my research. In addition to my academic background, I have experience working in think-tanks both in Singapore and in the United States. As such, I also look at the relationship between political science theory and policy, and believe the two can inform each other. I am author of External Intervention and the Politics of State Formation–China, Indonesia, Thailand, 1893-1952 (Cambridge, 2012), which received the 2013 Best Book Award from the International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association.
Injoo Sohn (孙仁柱) is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University. He was a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo, an Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong, and a CEAP visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has published articles in China Quarterly, European Journal of International Relations, Global Governance, Journal of Contemporary China, Pacific Review, Research & Politics, and Review of International Political Economy.
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