South Korea wants to play as initiator, mediator, and facilitator for establishing peace on the peninsula

This interview was conducted in December 2018 by Antoine Bondaz, Ph.D.

Professor Kim Ki-Jung was one of the leading architects of President Moon Jae-in’s foreign policy program and is often referenced as the President’s advisor on foreign affairs. Former Dean of the School of Public Administration at Yonsei University (2014-2017), he advised to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and the  ational Security Council under the administration of President Roh Moonhyun (2004-2008). He was appointed as President Moon’s Second Deputy Director of the  ational Security Office in 2017.