Members
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) has over 180 members from 26 countries across Asia and the Pacific, consisting of former political, diplomatic and military leaders, senior government officials, and scholars and opinion leaders, dedicated to addressing security challenges in the Asia-Pacific, with a particular focus on nuclear non-proliferation, risk reduction, and disarmament.
JUN Bong-geun
Professor Emeritus at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Professor Emeritus at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Dr. Jun Bong-Geun is a professor at the Department of Security and Unification Studies at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) in the Korean National Diplomatic Academy. Jun has held several governmental and non-governmental positions: Policy Advisor to the Minister of Unification (2003 – 2004), Secretary to the President for international security affairs at the Presidential Office (1993-1997), and professional staffer at KEDO New York headquarters (1997-2001). Jun was also visiting fellow at the Asia Foundation Center for U.S-Korea Policy in Washington, D.C. (2010) and Geneva Center for Security Studies in Geneva (2015). Jun’s research area covers the North Korean nuclear issue, inter-Korean relations, nonproliferation, nuclear security and nuclear energy policies.