전병곤 박사는 통일연구원의 부원장이며, 선임연구위원이다. 주요 연구 분야로는 중국정치, 동북아 국제관계, 북·중관계 등이 있다. 전병곤 박사는 한국외국어대학교에서 정치학 박사 학위를 받았다. 그는 중국현대국제관계연구원(2009)의 객좌연구원이었으며 중국 하얼빈사대 초빙교수(2011) 및 대만국립정치대 방문교수(2011~2012)도 역임했다. 그는 민주평화통일자문회의(NUAC) 상임위원을 역임(2013~2015) 했고, 한국외대 국제지역대학원 겸임교수로도 재직(2013~2015)한 바 있다. 주요 저서로는 “China’s Sanctions on North Korea after It’s Fourth Nuclear Test,” 『Pacific Focus』 (2017), 『북한의 4차, 5차 핵실험 이후 통일환경 변화에 따른 통일전략 모색과 통일공감대 확산방안(2017)』, 『한중수교 이후 북중관계의 발전(2016)』 등이 있다.

Dr. Jun Byoung-Kon is Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at KINU. Dr. Jun’s research focuses on Chinese politics, international relations in Northeast Asia, and China-North Korean relations, etc. Dr. Jun Byoung-Kon received his B.A. from the Literature Department of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies where he also earned his Ph.D. in Political Science. He was a visiting researcher at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (2009) and a visiting professor at the Harbin Normal University (2011) and National Chengchi University (2011-2012). He has been a member of the Standing Committee of the National Unification Advisory Council(NUAC) from 2013 to 2015 and has been working as an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of International and Area Studies of Hankuk University from 2013 to 2015. He is the author of “China’s Sanctions on North Korea after Its Fourth Nuclear Test (2017),” “Seeking a Unification Strategy Based on the Changed Conditions for Unification After the North Korea’s 4th and 5th Nuclear Tests and Ways to Spread the Public Consensus on Unification (2017),” and “Development of Sino-DPRK Relations after the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties between South Korea and China: Trend Analysis and Evaluation (2016).”