Chansong C. Lee received his doctorate at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University in 2022. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) in the Republic of Korea and as a visiting fellow at the Institute of International Studies, Seoul National University. In 2022-2024, he completed his postdoctoral fellowship in Technology and International Security sponsored by the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. He was a recipient of South Korean Government Scholarship for Overseas Study in 2012-13 and studied in Italy in 2017-18 with Abernethy Fellowship. He holds a B.A. in English literature and language and political science and international relations at Korea University and an M.A. in international relations at Seoul National University.

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Dr. Lee’s research interest covers nuclear strategy, nuclear receptivity, nuclear non-proliferation, alliance politics, U.S. foreign policy, theory of international relations, and energy and environmental politics. The list of his works includes “International Political Economy of Climate Change: Analysis on the Environment-Trade Dispute in Climate Change Regime” (co-authored and written in Korean, 2010), “Different Paths Towards the Same Goal? Comparing the Implementation and Performance of CO2 Emissions Reduction Regulations in the EU and South Korea” (co-authored, 2013), “The Objectives and Governance of Science and Technology Diplomacy: A Preliminary Comparative Analysis” (2015), “Global Competitiveness Analysis of Energy Storage System: Model and Index” (co-authored, 2017), “Introduction of U.S. Atomic Capability to South Korea in the 1950s: International Legitimacy vs. Military Strategy” (2022), and “Nuclear Receptivity on the Frontline: Analysis of Norwegian Nuclear Allergy and South Korean Nuclear Enthusiasm During the Cold War” (2023).​

nuclear strategy, nuclear receptivity, nuclear non-proliferation, alliance politics, U.S. foreign policy, theory of international relations, energy and environmental politics

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