Dr. Easley’s research interests include contested national identities and changing levels of trust in the bilateral security relationships of Northeast Asia. He has also been a Northeast Asian History Fellow at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University, and a visiting scholar at Yonsei University, the University of Southern California’s Korean Studies Institute, and the Japan Institute for International Affairs in Tokyo. Dr. Easley is actively involved in U.S.-Asia dialogue (Track II diplomacy) with the Asan Institute and the Pacific Forum – CSIS.