Steven Lee is co-director of the Centre for Korean Research at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research. He is Associate Professor in the UBC Department of History, where he teaches courses on Twentieth Century Global History, Twentieth Century Korea, and the International Relations of the big powers. His research concentrates on international relations, particularly the history of the Cold War and US-Korea relations. Professor Lee has published two books and has co-edited another, and is currently working on a history of the Korean War and a survey of twentieth century global history.