ACTIVITIES

December 2026

November 2026

October 2026

2026. 10 Joint Academic Security Seminar with SNU IPUS-KNDU(Korean National Defense University)

2026. 10 Conference on the Iran AI War and the Current State of North Korea’s AI

September 2026

2026. 9 IPUS-RECNA-IO Joint Seminar & Workshop

August 2026

2026.8. 20. Presentation, 2026 Summer Academic Conference, Korea Political Science Association.

July 2026

2026. 7. 3. Presentation, 2026 Summer Academic Conference, Korean Society for Innovation Management & Economics

June 2026

2026. 6. 12. Presentation “South Korea’s Sovereign AI Initiative for Democracy: A Transferable Model for the Global Community,” 2026 Korean Association of Party Studies Special Conference

2026. 6. 24. Special Lecture “U.S.-China Strategic Competition and the Cyber-AI Security Landscape” for the Police Administration Program at the Korean National Police University

2026. 6. 25.

2026. 6. 30.

May 2026

2026. 5. 15. Presentation “U.S.’ AI Defense Industry National Strategy: Technological Hegemony and the Reconfiguration of the Security Space,” AI Defense Industry and National Defense Digital Transformation (DX) Strategy, Spring Academic Conference, Korean Association of World Politics of Information

2026. 5. 18. Discussant at “The Cyber-AI Warfare Aspects of the Iran War and Korea: Implications for National Strategy in Defense, Security, and Diplomacy,” held at the National Assembly

April 2026

2026. 4. 10.

2026. 4. 21.

2026. 4. 23. Inter-Korean AI Security Nexus Proposal Presentation Session

March 2026

2026. 3. 13.

February 2026

2026. 2. 24-25. IPUS-RECNA-INSS Seoul Seminar

January 2026

2026. 1. 22-23. Geneva and online

Risk at the intersections: The nuclear impacts of emerging technologies
Session 1: The risk nexus of emerging technologies

This session explores how developments in artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities, and outer space intersect with nuclear weapons and related systems. It identifies potential pathways through which their interactions can increase risk of escalation, including nuclear use.

Speakers

  • Ms. Fei Su, SIPRI
  • Dr. Jong Jin Lee, The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University
  • Dr. Yasmin Afina, UNIDIR
  • Dr. Michiru Nishida, RECNA, Nagasaki University

Moderated by Dr. Wilfred Wan, SIPRI

2026. 1. 29. Presentation “A Comparative Analysis of Cyber-AI Nexus Strategies in North and South Korea: North Korean Control Mechanisms and South Korea’s Strategic Responses.” The International Politics of the Cyber-AI-Nuclear Nexus: Global Order in Transition and the Korean Peninsula. 2026 Joint Conference hosted by the Center for Future Warfare Studies, Seoul National University, and the Korean Association of World Politics of Information (KAWPI).

December 2025

2025. 12. 2. Discussion “Glocal Diplomacy, Regional Vitality & Glocal Brand.” 2025 3rd Korea Local Diplomacy Forum in Chungbuk.

2025. 12. 11. Discussion “The Aspects of AI Drone Warfare: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War[in Korea],” “Exploring the Direction of U.S.-China ‘Full-Stack’ AI Competition: A Network Theory Perspective.” Korean Association of International Studies Annual Conference.

2025. 12. 18. Proposal Presentation “U.S. National Strategy for AI in Defense and the Defense Industry: Reconfiguring Technological Hegemony and the Security Space.” Center for Future Warfare Studies, Seoul National University.

November 2025

2025. 11. 7. Discussion “Data Security, Normative Competition, and Securitization: The Proliferation and Implications of the ‘Security Exception’ Approach.” 2025 Korean Association of Cyber Security Annual Conference.

2025. 11. 11. Discussion “Measures to Reform the Legal and Institutional Framework for Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Projects.” Academic Conference on Issues and Challenges for Building a Legal Infrastructure for Unification. Seoul National University School of Law.

October 2025

2025. 10. 2. “African People’s AI Inference is Real-Time Input to Beijing Servers.” Op-Ed, Hankook Ilbo.

2025. 10. 21-22. “Security Shifts and Comprehensive Strategy: A Study on perspective from the Emerging Technologies [in English].” RECNA-IPUS Joint Seminar, Nagasaki University

September 2025

2025. 9. 5. Center for Future Warfare Studies, Seoul National University.

2025. 9. 16-17.  “Nuclear Risks and Emerging (In)security: Insights from the Korean Peninsula and Japan.” RECNA-IPUS Joint Workshop, Nagasaki University Technology Innovation Center.

2025. 9. 17.  “Cyber-AI Threat: The Emerging Security Threat.” RECNA-IPUS Joint Workshop.

2025. 9. 29. Focus Group Interview – Cyber Security Issues

August 2025

2025. 8. 21-23. Korean Political Science Association

2025. 8. 25. Korean Association of World Politics of Information, Center for Future Warfare Studies, Seoul National University.

July 2025

2025. 7. 4. Presentation “The Cyber Security and AI Nexus : A Comprehensive Threat [in Korean]” KOSTI Seminar.

June 2025

2025. 6. 27. Presentation “Analysis of US-Led International Cyber Fora and Bilateral Cooperation. (co-author) [in Korean]” Korean Association of International Studies Annual Conference.

2025. 6. 26. Presentation “Theorization of Cyber-AI Statecraft: Conceptual Evolution and Structurization. [in Korean]” Korean Association of International Studies Annual Conference.

2025. 6. 12. Presentation “Cyber-AI Nexus of the Korean Peninsula. [in Korean]” Center for Future Warfare Studies, Seoul National University.

May 2025

2025. 5. 2. Presentation “Artificial and Cyber Security. [in Korean]” Korean Association of World Politics of Information Conferernce.

April 2025

2025. 4. 21. Presentation “Theorization of Cyber-AI Statecraft. [in Korean]” Midterm Presentation.

March 2025

2025. 3. 28. Presentation “Artificial and Cyber Security. [in Korean]” [AI and Future World Politics] Special Lecture Series #3. Seoul National University.

2025. 3. 26. Presentation “Cyber Security Issues on the Korean Peninsula [in English].” RECNA Special Lecture, Nagasaki University.

2025. 3. 26. Presentation “Nuclear and Non-Nuclear on the Korean Peninsula [in English].” Special Lecture, Nagasaki Youth Delegation.

2025. 3. 25. Presentation “South Korea’s Strategic Response to North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Threat [in English].” RECNA Special Lecture, Nagasaki University.

February 2025

2025. 2. 19. Discussion “Cyber-AI International Order and National Strategy [in Korea].” Seoul National University.

2025. 2. 11. Presentation “Nuclear security and the Risks posed by Nuclear Disasters, Geopolitical Instability, and Cyberattacks [in English].” Preparatory meeting, Seoul National University- Nagasaki University.


2024

2024. 11. 26. Presentation “Warfare and Threat Scenarios on the Korean Peninsula: Crisis Management and Strategic Implications [in English].” The 15th Asia Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine 2024.


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