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Dongkeun Lee

Policy Fellow, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dongkeun-lee-26577b134/

South Korea

Dongkeun Lee is a Policy Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN). His research largely focuses on maritime security and international order in the Indo-Pacific region. His works have been featured in various outlets such as Marine Policy, Asan Forum, and the Observer Research Foundation Issue Brief. Dongkeun is also a non-resident James A. Kelly Fellow at the Pacific Forum and has been a Doctoral Fellow at the Japan Foundation, based at Keio University.

Content by Dongkeun Lee

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State-to-state cooperation between NATO and IP4 member states: Successes, constraints, and prospects for crisis prevention

This is the third report in a three-part series produced under a NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme project examining how NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can strengthen cross-regional crisis prevention and strategic cooperation. It examines how bilateral and minilateral partnerships can strengthen practical cooperation between NATO and Indo-Pacific partner states.

30 July 2026 | Rishi Paul, Frank O’Donnell, Dongkeun Lee, Joël Christoph and Joel Petersson-Ivre
Euro-Atlantic Security
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Institutional cooperation between NATO and IP4: Expectations, constraints, and cooperation prospects

This is the second report in a three-part series produced under a NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme project examining how NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can strengthen cross-regional crisis prevention and strategic cooperation. It explores the opportunities and constraints shaping institutional cooperation between NATO and the Indo-Pacific 4 (IP4).

30 July 2026 | Rishi Paul, Frank O’Donnell, Dongkeun Lee, Joël Christoph and Joel Petersson-Ivre
Euro-Atlantic Security
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Managing cross-theatre escalation: Perceptions, flashpoints, and constraints on strategic cooperation in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

This is the first report in a three-part series produced under a NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme project examining how NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can strengthen cross-regional crisis prevention and strategic cooperation. It explores the strategic dynamics, perceptions, and escalation risks increasingly linking the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.

30 July 2026 | Rishi Paul, Frank O’Donnell, Dongkeun Lee, Joël Christoph and Joel Petersson-Ivre
Euro-Atlantic Security
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