John Park
Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Experience
John Park is a Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace where he focuses on Northeast Asian security, economic, and energy issues. USIP is an independent federal institution established by Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts. Dr. Park directs USIP's Korea Working Group, co-directs the U.S.-China Project on Crisis Avoidance & Cooperation, and co-directs the Trilateral Dialogue in Northeast Asia (U.S., South Korea, Japan). He is also an Associate with the Harvard Kennedy School's Managing the Atom Project, which examines the military and civilian applications of nuclear energy.
Prior to joining USIP, Dr. Park worked in Goldman Sachs' public finance group. Prior to that, he was the Project Leader of the Harvard Kennedy School's North Korea Analysis Group. During the post-Asian Financial Crisis period, Dr. Park worked for Goldman Sachs and The Boston Consulting Group focusing on South Korean economic restructuring. In 2008, he was selected as a Next Generation Project Fellow by The American Assembly and as a delegate to the Asia Society's Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit.
Dr. Park's writings have appeared in The Washington Quarterly, The Wall Street Journal Asia, Jane's Intelligence Review, and the International Herald Tribune. He has commented on the Six-Party Talks on BBC, CNN, CNBC Asia, and Bloomberg TV. Dr. Park received his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He completed his predoctoral and postdoctoral training at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University as a joint MTA-ISP fellow.
September 15, 2008
North Korea's Future
Event Report
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Dr. John Park discusses possible scenarios for North Korea's future following renewed speculation over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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July 15, 2008
North Korea's Nuclear Moves
Event Report
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Dr. John Park discusses the decades-long conflict between Pyongyang and Washington over North Korea's nuclear program; he specifically discusses the response following June 26, when, in return for submitting its nuclear declaration, Pyongyang received confirmation that President Bush would notify Congress of his intention to remove North Korea from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List and lift Trading With the Enemy Act restrictions.
January 3, 2008
"Keeping an Eye on an Unruly Neighbor: Chinese Views of Economic Reform and Stability in North Korea"
Working Paper
By Bonnie Glaser, Scott Snyder and John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
"Beijing viewed North Korea's explosion of a nuclear device in October 2006 as not only an act of defiance to the international community and a threat to regional stability, but also an act of defiance toward China. Chinese officials admit that their toolbox for managing the North Korean nuclear weapons challenge must now include a combination of pressure and inducements."
June, 2006
How China Can Bring Sunshine to Korea
Journal Article, Far Eastern Economic Review, issue 5, volume 169
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
April 5, 2006
Path for Seoul's Sunshine Policy
Op-Ed, The Korea Times
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Autumn 2005
"Inside Multilateralism: The Six-Party Talks"
Journal Article, Washington Quarterly, issue 4, volume 28
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Despite extensive diplomatic efforts to facilitate the six-party talks, domestic policy constraints, differing priorities, and conflicting historical analogies among each of the countries have brought vastly differing perspectives to the multilateral negotiating table.
Spring 2005
Detecting Danger
Journal Article, Harvard International Review, Correspondence, issue 1, volume 27
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
February 23, 2005
A Road Map -- The Only Route for Beijing
Op-Ed, The South China Morning Post
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
February 23, 2005
"North Korea's Grip on China"
Op-Ed, Globe and Mail
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
"In the North Korean nuclear standoff, there is a major difference between having leverage and the ability to use it. China has the former, but not the latter. North Korea has both."
February 12, 2005
China's Herculean N. Korea Task
Op-Ed, The Korea Herald
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
