Sue Mi Terry
Sue Mi Terry is a Korean-American writer and researcher. She is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A former intelligence analyst specializing in East Asia, Terry is regularly quoted in print and web media as an expert on international politics involving North Korea, South Korea and Japan.Early life
Terry was born in Seoul. After her father's death due to liver cancer when she was in the fourth grade, she moved with her mother to the United States at age 12. She was raised in Hawaii and Virginia.
Terry received her B.A. in political science from New York University. In 2001, she earned her Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.Career
She worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Council, the National Intelligence Council and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. In 2017 she became a senior fellow for the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Terry has been cited as an expert on topics involving North Korea, such as the likelihood of North Korean defections during and after the Olympics, whether US election results will affect relations with North Korea, the probabilities for success of summit meetings between state leaders in the US and North Korea, the impact of postponing or canceling joint military exercises, the effects of United Nations actions regarding human rights in North Korea and whether North Korea will attack South Korea.
