JP GeoEcon

I am a South Korean political economist working on geopolitical risk and the geoeconomics of emerging tech, 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: crypto, stablecoins, CBDCs (digital finance)
  6. Care: medical and bio 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:

  • [Book Chapter] June Park, 2025. “The ‘Geolegality’ of U.S. Investment Screening on Chips and AI: Cases from East Asia and the Gulf.” Springer Studies in Law & Geoeconomics, Vol I. Springer.
  • [Book Chapter] June Park, 2025. ‘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) 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) CHIPDIPLO Dialogue “Semiconductors under Geopolitical Stress: From Global Shocks to the European Chips Act 2.0,” Brussels, Belgium (July 8-9, 2026)

Speaking at:

  • June Park. “South Korea’s Policy Responses to the U.S./Israel-Iran War.” (TBD) Majlis@Waseda, Chair of Qatar for Islamic Studies at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (September 18, 2026)
  • June Park. “Defense AI and the Impact of LLMs on National Security in the Gulf: The Cases of the UAE, KSA and Qatar.” Workshop 7: Emerging Technologies and Defense Industrialization in the GCC: Navigating the Localization–Outsourcing Dilemma in the AI Era, Gulf Research Meeting 2026, The University of Cambridge, UK (July 21-23, 2025, scheduled)
  • [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, scheduled)

Recently spoke at:

  • (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)
  • (Invited) June Park. “AI Data Centers in the Gulf: The Drive for Sovereign AI and the Limits of Infrastructure and Energy.” Korea National Defense University, Nonsan, South Korea (December 16, 2025)
  • (Invited) Track 3 – The Global AI Edge, World Summit on AI (WSAI) 2025, Doha, Qatar (December 9-10, 2025)
  • (Invited) Panel “How AI is Transforming Islamic Fintech,” MENA Fintech & Insurtech Festival 2025, Doha, Qatar (December 2-3, 2025)
  • (Invited) Closed AI Roundtable, MWC Doha, Doha, Qatar (November 26, 2025)
  • (Invited) Closed AI Roundtable, KOTRA Doha Office, Doha, Qatar (November 24, 2025)
  • (Invited) Guest Lecture on Geopolitics and Technology for Professor Matteo Dian – 96816 – INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF EAST ASIA, University of Bologna-Forlì, Bologna, Italy (Hybrid: November 20, 2025)

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: July 16, 2026; In-Person Dialogue: September 17, 2026)
  • TAIGR in Seoul (July 10-11, 2025)
  • Inaugural Technical AI Governance Forum, ERA & Oxford AI Governance Initiative, London, UK (August 16-17, 2025)

Industry Engagement:

  • Dubai World Congress for Self Driving Transport, World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE (September 24-25, 2025)

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.