Dr Shin-ae Lee is currently a Research Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and served as a Visiting Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in the summer of 2024. She also teaches part-time at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Previously, she worked as a researcher at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. Dr Lee holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Tokyo, a master’s degree in international studies (Highest Honor Award) from Seoul National University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Ewha Womans University. Her research focuses on security affairs in Japan and the Korean Peninsula, particularly in the area of strategic communications.

Key Publications

  • “Strategic narratives of the Moon and Yoon administrations: What shapes South Korea’s approach to China” (first author). In V. M. Chotani (Eds.), The role of threat perceptions in international relations: Analysing China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific. Routledge. Aug 2025
  • “The Implications of U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Exercises as Strategic Communications”, Asia Policy 20(1), 55-60, 2025
  • “Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership and Prospects for NATO-Indo-Pacific Cooperation”, Wilson Center, 2 Nov 2024