Nari Pyo

Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and Pacific Studies, Korea National Diplomatic Academy; APF Canada Visiting Fellow in Residence

Dr. Nari Pyo is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Asian and Pacific Studies of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA). She is also a Research Committee Member of the Korean Association of International Studies (KAIS), and the Korean Association for Public Diplomacy. She also serves as an advisor to the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Unification, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Inchon Metropolitan Government of the Republic of Korea.

Dr. Pyo has written extensively on East Asian security and China’s foreign policy. Her recent policy reports include China’s Panda Diplomacy(2024); Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Results and Implications for Cross-Strait Relations(2024); ‘White Paper Movement’ and Civil Society in China (2023); China’s Gray Zone Strategy and the “Three Warfare(三戰)” (2022); An Overview of the 20th CPC National Congress: Issues and Implications (2022); Outlook for the Yoon Suk Yeol Administration’s China Policy and Policy Recommendations(2022); China’ Position on Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Potential Mediation Role(2022); China's Minority Policy and Historical Conflict between Korea and China under Xi Jinping: Focus on Ethnic Koreans living in China (2021); How to View the Anti-Chinese sentiment?: Implications for Korean Diplomacy (2021); China's Civil Society under the COVID-19: on the Possibility of Regime Change (2021); China’s ‘Health Diplomacy’ in Times of COVID-19: From Mask to Vaccine (2020); and Hong Kong’s National Security Law Passed by China: Overview and Implications (2020).

Dr. Pyo’s current research focuses on China’s international behaviour, cultures in international relations, and non-traditional security issues, including gray zone strategy and public diplomacy. She has published books and articles in numerous academic journals, including China’s Non-Traditional Security under US-China Conflict (2023), The 30th Anniversary of Korea-China Ties: Reflection and Alternatives (2022), The 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the CCP and 2050 China: What Kind of Power Will It Become? (2022), “The Contents and Implications of China’s Arctic Policy and the “Polar Silk Road” in Sino-Soviet Affairs (2018), “A Study on the Motives for the Implementation and Elimination in China aid to Vietnam (1950-1978)” in The Journal of Asiatic Studies (2017), and “An Analysis of Culture Influence Seen in China's External Action: Continuity of Cultural Tradition and the Modern Chinese Diplomacy” in Sogang Journal of Humanities (2017).