Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Facebook Twitter YouTube Trending Globally Podcast Instagram LinkedIn Tumblr Email list

Heeshik Yang

Visiting Scholar in International and Public Affairs

Biography

Born in 1982. I entered the Korea Military Academy in 2002. And I was commissioned as a Republic of Korea Army Infantry officer in 2006(major in international relations). I served as Platoon leader from 2006 to 2007, as Company commander from 2009 to 2013, and earned a master's degree in 2016(major in security strategy). In 2019, I served as the Deputy commander of the R.O.Korea unit of the UNC JSA Security Battalion. In 2020, I served at the R.O.K.-U.S. CFC(Combined Forces Command). I worked at the R.O.K. Army Headquarters from 2021 to 2022.

Research

A comparative analysis of the R.O.K.-U.S. National Security Council from 2004 to 2006(a bachelor's degree thesis). A comparative analysis of the R.O.K.-U.S.-JAPAN National Security Council from 2014 to 2016(Master's degree thesis). 2017 Conflict Fulfillment Concept Study (KCI / Registered journal)

Publications

Conflict Fulfillment Concept of Korea : Focusing on the correlation between case and theory(2017, KCI / Registered journal, Journal of Military History Studies)

Teaching

2002-2006 : Korea Military Academy Cadet

2006 : Officer Basic Course

2009 : Officer Advanced Course

2016 : Joint Forces Military University

2022 : LTC Command and Staff Course