Youngwon Cho

Youngwon Cho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at St. Francis Xavier University. His research and teaching focus on International Relations, with specialization in International Political Economy and regional expertise in East Asia.

• B.A. (Hons) from Carleton University
• M.A. and Ph.D. from Queen’s University

He has held teaching positions at Queen’s, McMaster, and Trent universities, and was a Visiting Scholar at Korea University’s Asiatic Research Institute. His research examines:

• Monetary regionalism in East Asia
• Capital account policies and financial vulnerability
• Global reserve systems and emerging market economies
• Regional security dynamics in East Asia

His recent publications address foreign exchange policies in South Korea, institutionalized monetary cooperation, and the Korean Peninsula nuclear crisis. Awards include the 2015 SAGE Prize in International Scholarship for his work on North Korea’s nuclear strategy.