Peter Ward is a research fellow at the Sejong Institute. His research focuses on North Korean politics, foreign affairs, political economy, and human rights, and is also interested in regional security issues, migration issues and public opinion in South Korea. His academic work has recently been published in World Politics, Party Politics and Problems of Post-Communism. He also recently published a book at Cambridge University Press entitled Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond. He also regularly contributes to NK News/NK Pro.