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Jin Kai

Jin Kai

Jin Kai is a non-resident scholar at Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University.

Jin Kai received his Ph.D. in International Relations from the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Yonsei University, South Korea. He is also a Research Fellow at Yonsei Institute for Sinology, Yonsei University, South Korea. He was an international communications and public relations officer for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding.

Posts by Jin Kai
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August 28, 2017

Is Public Diplomacy the Key to Unlocking China-South Korea Relations?

By Jin Kai
It may not be so simple.
August 07, 2017

How Sun Tzu Would Understand the China-India Doklam Standoff

By Jin Kai
China has shi on its side.

July 27, 2017

What THAAD Means for China's Korean Peninsula Strategy

By Jin Kai
The U.S. motive is clear; China's response now will be critical.

June 26, 2017

5 Challenges in China’s Campaign for International Influence

By Jin Kai
As China seeks to shape global narratives, it will face a number of difficulties.

June 06, 2017

How a Rules-Based Order Could Cement China's Rise

By Jin Kai
What ensures and facilitates the ultimate rise of a great power?
May 26, 2017

Why Are South Korean Politics So Messy?

By Jin Kai
Exploring the six enduring features of Korean politics.

December 29, 2016

3 Stages of Park Geun-hye's China Diplomacy

By Jin Kai
Park's outreach to China ended in a diplomatic dilemma that will require attention from her successor.
October 31, 2016

Criticizing China on Human Rights: Missing the Forest for the Trees?

By Jin Kai
Focusing on individual stories is a poor way to evaluate China's human rights record.

October 03, 2016

Could Rising China Make the World More Stable?

By Jin Kai
As China grows in influence, it could help bring more coherence to the exiting world system.

September 26, 2016

How North Korea Helped Seal the Deal on THAAD

By Jin Kai
After North Korea's nuclear test, support for THAAD deployment is now the "politically correct" thing to do.

August 09, 2016

Time for China to Rethink South Korea Relations?

By Jin Kai
China may need to rationally rethink its approach to South Korea.
July 25, 2016

THAAD Deployment: South Korea’s Alliance Dilemma?

By Jin Kai
South Korea's tough THAAD choice is a real-world example of the alliance dilemma.

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