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Youngju Yun
Intern
Youngju Yun
Youngju Yun was an Intern in the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Programme. Based on her expertise of the Middle East and North Africa, her research interests focus on the regional security of the Maghreb, with a connection to military expenditure.
Youngju has lived in Morocco for long periods and has carried out several overseas defence procurement programmes as part of her work in a Korean defence industry company.
Subject expertise
Defence industry, defence policies, Algeria and Morocco relations, land equipment, security solutions, political conflict, regional security
Regional expertise
Middle East, North Africa, South Korea
Languages
Korean, English, French, Arabic
Education
MA in Middle East Politics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
SIPRI AND PARTNER PUBLICATIONS
- Military Expenditure Transparency in Sub-Saharan Africa (November 2018)