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
Understanding International Relations
War and Peace

Iordanka Alexandrova. 2026. Strategic Costs and Russia’s Shifting Calculus on Nuclear Assistance to North Korea. The Korean Journal of International Studies 24(1): 1-35.

Dong Sun Lee and Iordanka Alexandrova. 2024. Military Power for a Unified Korea: Strategic Directions and Principles for Building Effective Defense Forces. International Journal of Korean Unification Studies 33(2): 47-84.

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 and Young-yun Yeo, The Impact of Coup-Proofing on North Korean Nuclear Strategy, International Political Science Association World Congress, Seoul, July 12-16, 2025.

Dong Sun Lee and Iordanka Alexandrova, Geopolitical Challenges and Military Power Suitable for Unified Korea, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Chicago, March 2-5, 2025.

Iordanka Alexandrova, Does Loyalty Pay? Rewarding Commitment in Asymmetric Alliances, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Chicago, March 2-5, 2025.

Iordanka Alexandrova and Young-yun Yeo, "The Impact of Coup-Proofing on North Korean Nuclear Strategy,"Korean Association of International Studies Annual Meeting, December 6-7, 2024.

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.

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]

The Impact of Coup-Proofing on North Korea's Nuclear Strategy," Early Career Researcher Grant (Humanities and Social Sciences), National Research Foundation of Korea, June 2025 – May 2026.

Spoiler Problems and Denuclearization Agreements, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, October 2023 ~ September 2024.