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Moon Chung-in is the James Laney Professor Emeritus at Yonsei University. He previously served as the Chairman of Sejong Institute and as special advisor for unification, diplomacy, and national security affairs for President Moon Jae-in. He is also Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament and Chairman of the Korea Peace Forum.
Dr. Moon retired from Yonsei University in 2016 where he taught for 22 years. Prior to his post at Yonsei University, he taught at University of Kentucky from 1985 to 1994 and at Williams College from 1984 to 1985.
In the Roh Moo-hyun government, Dr. Moon was Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northeast Asia Cooperation Initiative ( a cabinet-level post) in 2004 and 2005, and member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Defense Reform from 2004 to 2007. He was also appointed Ambassador for International Security Affairs by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2006 to 2008.
During his advisory role to presidents Roh and Kim Dae-jung, he contributed in drafting and implementing the Sunshine Policy of engagement toward North Korea.
Dr. Moon is widely recognized in academia for his expertise in international relations and east Asian security issues. He has written or edited more than 60 books and published more than 350 articles, and is an editorial board member for several academic journals including the European Journal of International Relations, Cambridge Journal of International Relations, and International Politics. He served as dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University from 2000 to 2002, Vice President of International Studies Association of North America (2000-2001), and president of The Korean Association of Peace Studies between 2004 and 2006, and most recently director of the Kim Dae-jung Presidential Library from 2012 to 2016.
He received his BA in Philosophy at Yonsei University, obtained an MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of Maryland.
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