Minju Lee earned a Master’s degree in Gulf Studies at Qatar University. Her MA thesis investigated new developments in the nature and scope of Korea-Gulf cooperation. Her research interests cover diverse topics, ranging from Gulf politics and the international relations of the Gulf, to sectarianism, political Islam, energy policy, and Islamic feminism. She participated in a panel on Gulf-Asia relations convened by Qatar University at the Gulf Studies Forum organized by Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha, Qatar in December 2015 and presented a paper at the Gulf Research Meeting in Cambridge, UK in August 2015.
South Korea’s Diversifying Economic Cooperation in the Gulf
Traditionally, South Korea’s economic relations with the Gulf states have been primarily based on energy trade and construction. The Park Geun-hye administration is keen to expand the scope and boost the value of South Korea’s economic relations with the GCC countries and with Iran.
