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Amy Paik

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Professional affiliation

Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
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Expertise

  • International Law 
  • Law of Armed Conflict
  • Maritime Security 
  • Cyber Security 
  • Science and Technology
  • Security and Defense

 

Wilson Center Projects

A study of international law relating to undersea cables and pipelines: Does current law adequately protect them from attacks or sabotage in international water

 

Full Biography

Amy Paik is an associate research fellow who joined the Center for Security and Strategy at Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) in 2013. Before joining KIDA in 2013, she worked at Microsoft Korea General Manager鈥檚 Team and US Embassy Seoul at Foreign Commercial Section. She is an academic and practitioner who has presented policy briefs to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, the ROK Ministry of National Defense, and the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff. Exceptional achievements mark her academic journey. Amy graduated from Wellesley College with a BA in Political Science and furthered her legal knowledge with a master's in international economic law from Korea University. Her intellectual prowess was further honed at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, where she earned her Master of International Public Policy and Doctor of International Affairs with a concentration in international law and organizations. Amy鈥檚 contributions to the field of international relations have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards. Notably, she was selected as a Munich Young Leader by the Munich Security Conference and K枚rber-Stiftung in 2018, a testament to her significant influence in the field. In 2008, she received the Ambassador's Appreciation Award from the State Department for successfully hosting an automobile manufacturing trade mission at US Embassy Seoul. In 2014, she also won the Minister Commendation from the ROK Ministry of National Defense for her contribution to the Seoul Defense Dialogue as an agenda setter.

Major Publications

  • Amy Paik, "South Korea: a Catalyst for Fixing Laws on Undersea Cables," The Peninsula, Korea Economic Institute of America, March 8, 2024.
  • Amy Paik, "Countermeasure in Cyberspace," Korea JoongAng Daily, June 21, 2020.
  • Amy Paik, "Treaty Law Study on ROK-US Alliance for Betterment in Future Focusing on Responsibility for Environmental Cleanup at Military Base," Korean Journal of International Law, Vol. 64, No.1. (2019).
  • Amy Paik, "Legal Perspective on Creating the 鈥楧MZ World Eco-Peace Park鈥,鈥 Korea Defense Issue & Analysis, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, Issue 14. (2016).