Dr. Choi is a Senior Research Fellow and the Vice-President of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Prior to joining the Asan Institute, he was the dean of Planning and Assessment at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy. He also previously worked at the Institute for Foreign Affairs and National Security as a professor and director-general for American Studies. From 1992 to 1998, and from 2002 to 2005, Dr. Choi worked in the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses. From 1998 to 2002, he served in the National Security Council Secretariat as senior director for Policy Planning and Coordination. He holds several advisory board memberships including: the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Unification in the National Assembly; the Ministry of National Defense; the Ministry of Unification; the Air Force Development Committee; and the National Unification Advisory Council. Dr. Choi was also a South Korean delegate to the Four-Party Talks. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University.