Dr Edward Howell
lecturer, University of Oxford; research fellow; pharos foundation

Dr Edward Howell is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford and a marshall research fellow with the Pharos Foundation. An author, academic, and analyst, his expertise is in North Korea’s domestic and foreign policy, US-North Korean relations, and the international relations of Northeast Asia.

Edward’s latest book, A New Axis of Upheaval: North Korea, Russia, China, Iran, will be published in December 2026. His most recent book, North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order: When Bad Behaviour Pays, was published by Oxford University Press in 2023. Edward is a non-resident fellow of the University of Vienna and the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul. He has served as the Korea foundation fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London; an emerging leaders fellow of the Ministry of Unification, South Korea, and a contributing writer for The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Edward frequently offers analysis for international and national media, including BBC News, The Telegraph, and The Spectator. He also engages with national and international thinktanks, including the Sejong Institute (South Korea), the Council on Geostrategy (London), the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London); and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA). Edward received a prizewinning B.A., M.Phil., and D.Phil. in International Relations, all from the University of Oxford.

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