About JOEAA
Aims and Scope
The Journal of East Asian Affairs(ISSN 1010-1608) publishes innovative analyses of contemporary issues and policies in East Asian international relations. The journal aims to present a diversity of theoretically informed, methodologically sound, policy relevant work on contemporary and historical East Asian issues in order to promote debate and foster novel solutions to regional problems. The journal covers a wide range of topic areas including—but not limited to—East Asian international relations and international security, emerging and nontraditional threats, geopolitics and geostrategy, political economy and economic security, inter-/intra-regional conflict and cooperation, cyber-security, human rights, climate change, international public health, and social and development issues. The journal also publishes work on inter-Korean relations.
Journal and Institutional Information
The Journal of East Asian Affairs, sponsored by the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS), is a peer-reviewed biannual journal appearing since 1981. INSS is a non-profit organization founded in 1977 in Seoul, South Korea after restructuring from the predecessor Research Institute for International Affairs. Currently, INSS has a diverse group of resident analysts trained both in South Korea and across the globe.
The Journal of East Asian Affairs is dedicated to the development of both policy recommendations and theoretical frameworks regarding East Asian international relations and international security, emerging and nontraditional threats, geopolitics and geostrategy, political economy and economic security, inter-/intra-regional conflict and cooperation, cyber-security, human rights, climate change, international public health, and social and development issues. The journal also publishes work on inter-Korean relations. Contributors are encouraged to engage with their subject matter both theoretically and empirically. The journal does not adhere to any specific policy line, political ideology, theoretical approach, or methodology.
The Journal of East Asian Affairs has nearly 2,000 subscribers worldwide, including universities and research institutes, government agencies and bureaus, and media firms. The journal is available both in hard copy (for a subscription fee) and electronically through the INSS website (free access).The journal is published twice a year, on 15 April and 15 October.
Opinions expressed in The Journal of East Asian Affairs are those of the individual contributors and do not represent the views of the publisher, editors, or the Institute for National Security Strategy. Permission to reproduce articles from the journal should be requested in written form from the Editor-in-Chief.
Publisher and Editors
Lim Sujin — Institute for National Security Strategy
Editorial and Advisory Boards
Cai Cuihong, Fudan University
Renato Cruz de Castro, De La Salle University
Ja Ian Chong, National University of Singapore
Thomas Christiansen, LUISS
Jonathan Chow, Wheaton College
Chun In-bum, Lieutenant General (ret.), ROK Army
Moamen Gouda, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
John Hemmings, Pacific Forum
Boris Kondoch, Far East University
Tereza Novotna, Free University of Berlin
Jagannath Panda, Institute for Security and Development Policy
Dan Pinkston, Troy University
Lee Sangho, Daejeon University
Lauren Richardson, Australia National University
David Tizzard, Seoul Women’s University
Sven Biscop, Egmont Institute
Nicola Casarini, Istituto Affari Internazionali
Danielle Chubb, Deakin University
June Teufel Dreyer, University of Miami
Kim Hyun-wook, Sejong Institute
Keiji Nakatsuji, Ritsumeikan University
Emil Kirchner, University of Essex (emeritus)
Park Jae-jeok, Yonsei University
Haruko Satoh, Osaka School of International Public Policy
