Joel Petersson-Ivre

Joel Petersson-Ivre is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN). His research interest lies in Northeast Asian nuclear issues, as well as South Korean and Chinese foreign policy. At APLN he has researched regional views of the US-China relationship, threat perceptions among states receiving extended deterrence guarantees from the United States, the domestic South Korean nuclear debate, and engagement strategies with North Korea. He received his Master’s degree from Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies in East Asian Studies and International Security and Foreign Policy, and his Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Language and Culture from Stockholm University. He has held internships at East Asia Institute in Seoul and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.