2015 : PhD Korea University, Political Science
2009 : MA Korea University, Political Science
2005 : BA Sofia University, Korean Studies

2023.08 ~ SeoulTech, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor
2019.04 ~ 2023.07 Korea University, Peace and Democracy Institute, Senior Researcher/Research Professor
2017.03 ~ 2019.04 Korea University, Institute for Global Education, Research Professor

Foreign Relations of South Korea in the Era of Globalization
Globalization and World Politics
International Relations in Twenty-first Century East Asia
Understanding Contemporary China

Iordanka Alexandrova. 2023. North Korea-Russia Military Cooperation after the End of the Cold War. Journal of North Korea Studies 9(2): 145-169.

Seongwon Gwon and Iordanka Alexandrova. 2022. The End of Intervention: Explaining the Decisions on US Troops Withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq. The Journal of International Relations 25(4): 27-57.

Iordanka Alexandrova and Sunwoo Paek. 2022. Soviet/Russian Nuclear Strategy, 1950-2020. Korean Journal of International Relations 62(3) 43-82. [In Korean]

Iordanka Alexandrova. 2022. The Role of Russia in the Korean Peninsula Peace Regime. The Korean Journal of International Studies 20(1): 149-174.

Dong Sun Lee and Iordanka Alexandrova. 2021. North Korean Nuclear Strategy: Envisioning Assured Retaliation. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 21(3): 371-400.

Sung Eun Choi and Iordanka Alexandrova. 2020. The Stable Peace between France and Germany: The Role of the United States. Journal of International Politics 25(2): 253-289.

Dong Sun Lee, Iordanka Alexandrova, and Yihei Zhao. 2020. The Chinese Failure to Disarm North Korea: Geographical Proximity, U.S. Unipolarity, and Alliance Restraint. Contemporary Security Policy 41(4) 587-609.

Sang Soo Lim and Iordanka Alexandrova. 2019. Intra-Regional Balance of Power and Economic Integration: The Origins of the European Community. Journal of International and Area Studies 26(2): 17-33.

Iordanka Alexandrova. 2019. The Thailand-US Alliance after the Asian Financial Crisis: The Security Implications of International Economic Policy. The Southeast Asian Review 29(4): 143-184.

Iordanka Alexandrova. 2019. The European Union’s Policy Toward North Korea: Abandoning Engagement. International Journal of Korean Unification Studies 28(1): 33-62.

Iordanka Alexandrova. 2019. Asymmetric Terrorist Alliances: Strategic Choices of Militant Groups in Southeast Asia. Suvannabhumi 11(1): 101-132.

Iordanka Alexandrova. 2015. A Wavering Commitment: Coalitional Politics and the South Korea-US Alliance after the Asian Financial Crisis. Journal of Asiatic Studies 58(1): 218-261.

Iordanka Alexandrova, Spoiler Problems in Denuclearization Agreements: The Success and Failure of the Agreed Framework, International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, April 3-6, 2024.

Iordanka Alexandrova, North Korea-Russia Military Cooperation after the End of the Cold War, Korean Political Science Association Annual Meeting, December 1-2, 2023.

Dong Sun Lee, Iordanka Alexandrova, Nuclear Alliance Restraint: Success and Failure to Stop Allied Proliferators, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Los Angeles, August 31 – September 3, 2023.

Dong Sun Lee and Iordanka Alexandrova. 2025. Nuclear Alliance Restraint: Success and Failure in Countering Allied Proliferators. London: Routledge. [Under contract]

Iordanka Alexandrova, Sung-yoon Chung, Kyoung-Seok Ha, Minsung Kim, Dong Sun Lee, Soohoon Lee, Seung Joon Paik, and Ju-Hwa Park. 2022. The Challenges of North Korea’s Nuclear Program and International Cooperation. KINU Research Series 22-16. Korea Institute for National Unification. [In Korean]

Iordanka Alexandrova, Sung-yoon Chung, Ju-Hwa Park, Dong Sun Lee, and Seung Joon Paik. 2022. North Korean Nuclear Challenges in 2022: Expert Perception Survey. KINU Insight. Korea Institute for National Unification. [In Korean]

Spoiler Problems and Denuclearization Agreements, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, 2023.10 ~ 2024.09.