North Korea

Kirk Larsen
Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs 
Professor Larsen received his Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. Prior to coming to The George Washington University, he taught in the Asian Studies Department at the University of Texas-Austin. He teaches courses in Korean history and culture, modern Korean history, and the history of international systerms. In addition to Korean history, Larsen can discuss U.S.-North Korea relations, and the North Korea nuclear crisis.

Jerrold Post
Professor of International Affairs and a Research Professor of Political Psychology

Dr. Post has just released an updated profile of North Korea leader Kim Jong Il.  

Office: (202) 994-7386
Home: (301) 229-5536

Mike Mochizuki
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies
Professor Mochizuki holds Elliott School's endowed chair in Japan-U.S. Relations in Memory of Gaston Sigur. Dr. Mochizuki comes to the George Washington University from the Brookings Institution where he was a senior fellow. He was formerly with RAND where he served as co-director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Policy. He has taught at the University of Southern California and at Yale University. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. He can discuss east Asian security.

Office: (202) 994-7074

Richard Grinker
Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs

Author of the book "Korea and its Futures: Unification and the Unfinished War," Professor Grinker is available for comment on the first summit meeting between North and South Korea.

Office: (202) 994-6984
Home: (301) 320-6499

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