A New Axis of Upheaval? North Korea, Russia, and China—and Why We Should Care

Biography

‍Dr. Edward Howell is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, the Korea Foundation Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, and a Research Fellow with the Pharos Foundation. His research specializes in the international relations and security of East Asia, with a particular focus on the Korean Peninsula.  His most recent research has concerned North Korea’s foreign policy and nuclear policy, inter-Korean relations, U.S.-DPRK relations, and UK policy towards the Korean Peninsula and Indo-Pacific.  Edward’s latest book, North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order: When Bad Behavior Pays was published by Oxford University Press in 2023, and pioneered a new framework for understanding North Korea’s delinquent behavior since the end of the Cold War.   He has served as an Emerging Leaders Fellow of the Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea, a Non-Resident Fellow of the University of Vienna, and a Contributing Writer for The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Edward frequently offers analysis and commentary for international and national media outlets, including, BBC News, The Telegraph, Reuters, The Spectator, and CNN. He also engages with national and international thinktanks, including the Sejong Institute (South Korea), the Council on Geostrategy (London), and the Royal United Services Institute (London). Edward received a prizewinning B.A. in Geography, and M.Phil. and D.Phil. in International Relations, all from the University of Oxford.