JP GeoEcon

I am a South Korean political economist working on geopolitical risk and the geoeconomics of energy and technology, observing East Asia, the U.S., Europe and the Gulf.

I focus on the geoeconomics of technology in digital and energy transitions (DX/GX) and work on AI governance regarding frontier AI and its risks, centering on the 6Cs:

  1. Chips: AI semiconductors
  2. Cars: RoboTaxis/UAMs (mobility AI)
  3. Cloud: AI data centers (AI infrastructure)
  4. Cables: 5G/6G networks (seamless AI)
  5. Coins: cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, CBDCs (digital finance)
  6. Care: biosecurity and medical AI (digital health)

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Résumé

I analyze different country policy responses to the digital transformation and energy transition, by focusing on industrial capacity and governance structures – domestic institutions, leaderships, and bureaucracies that shape the policy formation process.

I am currently based in Seoul and serve as a Senior Research Affiliate of the Centre for Digital Law at Singapore Management University from remote. I am one of the ROK participants in the inaugural U.S.–Northeast Asia Forum on AI Risks and Opportunities, a year-long policy endeavor organized by the Center for New American Security (CNAS).

June Park, Ph.D

Political Economist on

Geoeconomics and Technology

Coming soon:

  • (Invited) June Park. “Exercising Leverage in Chips: The Varying Levels of Control by the State in the Semiconductor Industry.” (For publication in a forum edited by Michiel Foulon and Ivan Zaccagnini for Contemporary Security Policy, a Taylor & Francis journal) (Expected Publication Date: May 2027)
  • [Book Chapter] June Park, 2025. “Defense AI and the Impact of LLMs on National Security in the Gulf: The Cases of the UAE, KSA and Qatar.” Book volume to be edited by Alessandro Arduino and Eman Ragab.
  • [Book Chapter] June Park, 2025. “The ‘Geolegality’ of U.S. Investment Screening on Chips and AI: Cases from East Asia and the Gulf.” Book volume to be edited by Jens Hillebrand Pohl. Springer Studies in Law & Geoeconomics, Vol I. Springer.
  • [Book Chapter] June Park, 2027. ‘Bilateral Contracts, Licensed Production and Indigenous Development: South Korea’s COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement and Vaccination Drive,’ Scott L. Greer, Elizabeth J. King, Elize Massard da Fonseca and Holly Jarman eds. Vaccination Politics: The Comparative Politics of COVID-19 Vaccinations. University of Michigan Press. 

The latest:

Participating in:

  • (Invited) AGI Strategy Intensive Course, BlueDot Impact, London (remote) (August 24-28, 2026)
  • (Invited) Biosecurity Intensive Course, BlueDot Impact, London (remote) (August 10-15, 2026)

Speaking at:

  • (Invited) June Park. “AI in the Gulf post-Conflict: Geopolitics, Investment and Infrastructure,” Majlis@Waseda, Chair of Qatar for Islamic Studies at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (September 18, 2026)
  • (Invited) In-Person Dialogue, “U.S.–Northeast Asia Forum on AI Risks and Opportunities,” organized by Center for New American Security (CNAS), Tokyo, Japan (September 17, 2026)
  • (Invited) June Park. ‘Strategic Plenary II: Technology, AI, Information and Society: Redefining National Power,’ International Programme for Development and Stability (IPDS) 2026, “Navigating the Great Transformation: Power, Technology, Security, Resilience.” Institute for Strategic Studies, Research & Analysis (ISSRA), National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, Pakistan (September 14-15, 2026)
  • (Invited) June Park. “Beyond the Chip: AI Model Export Controls and the Geoeconomics of Compute Capacity amid Geopolitical Turbulence.” invited for presentation at the Computational Law Conference at the Centre for Digital Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore (September 7-8, 2026) (For consideration in the special issue of the Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance, a Cambridge University Press journal)

Recently spoke at:

  • (Invited) Chips Diplomacy Support Initiative (CHIPDIPLO) Dialogue “Semiconductors under Geopolitical Stress: From Global Shocks to the European Chips Act 2.0,” Brussels, Belgium (July 8-9, 2026)
  • [2026 KER International Conference] AI and the Future of the Korean Economy, hosted by the Korean Economic Association and co-hosted by the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Bank of Korea, the Korea-America Economic Association, and the Institute of Economics Research at Korea University, Discussant in Special Session A4 (AI, Innovation Economy, and Firm Competitiveness (a joint panel by KATIS, KERI and KIEP), Jeju Island, South Korea (June 22-23, 2026)
  • June Park. “The Pursuit of AI Supremacy: US Chip Export Controls from East Asia and Europe to the Gulf and Southeast Asia.” Workshop on Technological Sovereignty, Geoeconomics, and Middle Powers in Great Power Tech Rivalry, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Helsinki, Finland (June 9, 2026)
  • (Invited) Online Discussion Roundtable, “East Asia and the Gulf in Shadow of the Iran War: Challenges, Opportunities, and Emerging Roles” (الخليـــج وشـــرق آســيا على مفتــرق طـــرق: تــداعيــات حــرب إيــران وآفـــاق الأدوار الجـــديــــدة) Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE (April 20, 2026)

Policy Engagement:

  • 2026 U.S.-Northeast Asia Forum on AI Risks and Opportunities, CNAS (Center for a New American Security), Washington, DC USA (Kickoff-session: March 3, 2026; Session 2 on Military and Cyber AI: April 21, 2026; Session 3 on Bio AI and AI Evals: July 16, 2026; In-Person Dialogue: September 17, 2026)

Industry Engagement:

  • (Invited) Chips Diplomacy Support (CHIPDIPLO) Dialogue “Semiconductors under Geopolitical Stress: From Global Shocks to the European Chips Act 2.0,” Brussels, Belgium (July 8-9, 2026)

In the media: JPGeoEcon

‘Labor Dispute at Samsung Electronics,’ Interview by Laura van Megen, Journaal, NOS, May 21, 2026.
‘Vakbond vs. landsbelang: ruzie in Zuid-Korea over winstverdeling chipafdeling Samsung,’ NOS, 23 May, 2026.