Youngsik Oh

Youngsik Oh joins Shorenstein APARC as a Visiting Scholar during 2016-2017 academic year.

Oh's research focus is on the issues of international politics, in particular, on the possibility of North Korea's internal changes; the practical approaches to North Korean nuclear issues; and South Korean and US strategies toward China in relation to North Korea.

Oh was a National Assembly Member from 2003 to 2008 and 2012 to 2016 in Korea, and has been active as a broadcasting panelist. He holds a BA in law and an MA in business management from Korea University.