Edward's current research interests focus on East Asian politics and culture. His current work examines the cultural and identity-based politics of North Korea. Please do inquire further if you would like Edward to discuss his research at any event.
MEDIA publications
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Trump-Kim summit was a big deal for the US, North Korea – and China - South China Morning Post, June 18 2018
Mr. Moon goes to Washington: why the South Korean President held talks with Trump - NK Pro, May 24 2018
Why definitions will be crucial for North-South talks - The Interpreter: The Lowy Institute, April 19 2018
Trump May Know The Art Of The Deal, but Deals Don't Come Quickly - The What & The Why, March 17 2018
Tillerson Is Out But Let's Hope His North Korea Policy Sticks Around - The Diplomat, March 14 2018
Should We Believe North Korea Is Willing To Denuclearize? - The Diplomat, March 7 2018
Habemus Papam! Why the Pope should say no before Pope Xi takes hold - The What & The Why, February 26 2018
The Handshake of History: the Theatre of the Olympics - The What & The Why, February 20 2018
The State of the Union And the State of USA's North Korea Policy - The Huffington Post, February 1 2018
One Peninsula, Two Countries: Living with a Nuclear Neighbour - The Huffington Post, December 21 2017
What Can We Learn from North Korea's Latest Missile Launch - The Huffington Post, August 29 2017
Trump and Kim: A War of Words? - The Huffington Post, August 11 2017
Where Do North Koreans Fit Into the West's North Korea Policy? - The Diplomat, March 22 2017
From Area to Area: The Changing Face of Area Studies - The Oxford University Politics Blog, August 27 2016
Edward is also a Contributor for The Economist Intelligence Unit, specialising on North and South Korea. Click here for more information.
THE GEOGRAPHY OF AIR TRAVEL
How airports can change how we think of places - New Statesman CityMetric, May 1 2018
Is aerotropolis Songdo really the city of the future? - New Statesman CityMetric, March 8 2018
conference papers and presentations
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group Panelist (together with Bill Emmott & Professor Rosemary Foot) The Kim-Trump Summit: What's at Stake for East Asia & The World? - 8 May 2018, Oxford University, UK
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting Making Inflexible Citizenship Flexible: South Korean migrants in London, UK - 5-9 April 2017 - Boston, MA