Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor of International Relations at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at

Vrije Universiteit Brussel The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Dutch language, Dutch, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated VUB) is a Dutch- and English-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has four campuses: Brussels Humanities, Science and Engine ...

Education and career

Pacheco Pardo first lived in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

in 2003 as a student. He received his PhD in International Relations from LSE. Pacheco Pardo is a professor at King's College London and became KF-VUB Korea Chair in October 2017. He was editor of '' Millennium: Journal of International Studies'' in 2009–10. Pacheco Pardo has testified on Korean Peninsula affairs before the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...

. In 2021 he was appointed Adjunct Fellow at CSIS.

Publications

Pacheco Pardo has written peer-reviewed articles, chapters and op-eds on

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

's foreign relations and domestic affairs,

's foreign policy and domestic affairs, inter-Korean relations and Europe-Asia relations. Pacheco Pardo is the author of "North Korea-US Relations Under Kim Jong Il: The Quest for Normalization?", where he argues that North Korea's main foreign policy goal is to normalize diplomatic relations with the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

to boost its security and launch economic reform.North Korea-US Relations under Kim Jong Il: The Quest for Normalization? by Ramon Pacheco Pardo – Amazon.com
/ref> It has been among the top-selling North Korea books in South Korea. He has advocated engagement with North Korea to improve the situation in the Korean Peninsula. He is the author of "Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop", a history of South Korea since its foundation in 1948 to the 2022 presidential election. The book analyses the political, economic, social and cultural evolution of the country over the decades. The book was reviewed in Chosun Ilbo, Financial Times, The Korea Herald or The New Statesman. The book has been translated into Korean, receiving positive reviews from Dong-A Ilbo, Hankook Gyeongje or JoongAng Ilbo. The Korean translation has been a recommended book by multiple South Korean media. It has also been a bestselling book in different booksellers. Pacheco Pardo is also co-author of "Korea: A New History of South & North" together with

Victor Cha Victor D. Cha (, born 1960) is an American political scientist currently serving as president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is a former Director ...

. The book is a history of Korea and the two separate Koreas from the late 19th century to the 2020s. It has been translated into different languages including Italian, Polish and Portuguese. In the book "South Korea's Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny", Pacheco Pardo argues that South Korea has a well-defined grand strategy dating back to its transition to democracy in 1987-88. He argues that South Korea's top priority is to be able to have independence of action by being able to make is own foreign policy and security decisions without external influence. The book has been translated into traditional Chinese for the Taiwanese market. Books * ''North Korea-US Relations under Kim Jong Il: The Quest for Normalization'', Routledge, 2014 * ''North Korea-US Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un'', 2nd ed, Routledge, 2019 * ''Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop'', Hurst and Oxford University Press, 2022 * ''Korea: A New History of South & North'', Yale University Press, 2023 * ''South Korea's Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny'', Columbia University Press, 2023 * ''North Korea: Survival of a Political Dynasty'', Agenda Publishing, 2024

References

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