Associate professor, Dongseo University, ROK co-host Russia Decoded at National Interest I study Russia, North Korea and other post-communists societies
Busan South Korea
Joined February 2026
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I'm quoted in Anton Sokolin (March 3, 2026) "Russian TV touts North Korean troops’ ‘selfless’ sacrifice after US strikes Iran. Segment featuring half-naked DPRK soldiers in Russia signals Moscow will stand by biggest war supporter, expert says" nknews.org/2026/03/russian-t…
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Here's my review of "Studying Russia and Its Wars: Academic Stocktaking in Times of Insecurity" by Yuliia Kurnyshova and Andrey Makarychev, eds. Leiden: Brill, 2025
for the journal The Russia Review
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Here's my review of "Studying Russia and Its Wars: Academic Stocktaking in Times of Insecurity" by Yuliia Kurnyshova and Andrey Makarychev, eds. Leiden: Brill, 2025
for the journal The Russia Review
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Here's the latest episode of our podcast Russia Decoded "The War Front and Center" Andy Kuchins and Chris Monday unpack how Vladimir Putin and Russian elites understand the world, and how they seek to influence it.
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Check out the latest episode of our podcast "Russia Decoded" Watching Them Squirm
Andy Kuchins and Chris Monday unpack how Vladimir Putin and Russian elites understand the world, and how they seek to influence it.
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Check out the latest episode of our podcast "Russia Decoded" The Law of the Jungle
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I'm quoted in: Brice Pedroletti "Min Aung Hlaing, le président birman, en visite à Moscou pour consolider l’alliance avec la Russie."
LE MONDE. 2026/08/20
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Don't miss the latest episode of "Russia Decoded" Putin Takes the Wheel
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Here's the latest episode of our podcast "Russia decoded" "The War Goes on and on and on..."
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I'm quoted at YTN "진짜 석유 터지나?" 북한 동해 뒤지기 시작한 러시아 ytn.co.kr/_ln/0134_202605231…
"동서대학교 크리스 먼데이 러시아 전문가는 러시아가 광물자원 탐사에 나서는 것이 전력 부족에 시달려온 북한에 "진정한 게임 체인저가 될 수 있다"고 평가했습니다."
Here is the latest episode of "Russia decoded." It's all too relevant, unfortunately.
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Please check out the latest episode of our podcast "Russia decoded" Is Vladimir Putin’s Power Really Slipping?
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Here is the latest episode of our podcast "Russia decoded"
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I'm quoted in: Anton Sokolin, Shreyas Reddy (April 28, 2026) "North Korea shows 2.3k war dead, NATO tanks/ New memorial immortalizes troops who fought in Ukraine war." NK NEWS
-- First time we have hard numbers for NK casualties in Kursk
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