Author profile: Benjamin Habib

Benjamin Habib is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at La Trobe University. His research and teaching interests including the political economy of North Korea’s nuclear program, East Asian security, and the international politics of climate change. He has published articles in international journals including Pacific Affairs, Asian Survey, The Pacific Review, and Energy Policy. You can read his blog here, and follow him on Twitter at @DrBenjaminHabib.

Reflecting on a Career Researching Climate Change and Security in North Korea

Benjamin Habib • Apr 6 2023 • Articles

In the Anthropocene, all politics is climate change politics – and this understanding is no longer a niche in scholarship.

Climate Change and the Re-imagination of State Sovereignty

Benjamin Habib • Nov 8 2015 • Articles

The state is an arbitrary reference point in a dynamic Earth system. The Earth can no longer be ignored as a given in at the ontological level of international relations.

Review – North Korea and Northeast Asian Regional Security

Benjamin Habib • Mar 24 2015 • Features

Shen’s edited book presents a good collection of regional perspectives on the security problems posed by a nuclear North Korea during the late-Kim Jong Il period.

Escalation Gambit: North Korea’s Perilous Play for Security and Prosperity

Benjamin Habib • Apr 10 2013 • Articles

The hostile posturing of the North Korean leadership is decipherable if located within the context of its symbiotic national security and economic development goals.

Regional Responses to the DPRK’s Satellite Launch

Benjamin Habib • Apr 7 2012 • Articles

The international community approaches North Korea with a poor tasting carrot and a broken stick. This gives Pyongyang a great deal of leverage in regional diplomacy.

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