Ryu Seo-yeon is a political and military analyst and journalist with a background in international media production and military affairs. A former First Lieutenant in the Republic of Korea Army, she served as a company commander and military interpreter, coordinating with international delegations as a liaison officer. Raised in Indonesia and Malaysia, she is fluent in English, Korean and Indonesian. She holds a degree in English Education from Ewha Womans University, where she spent two and a half years reporting for Ewha Voice, the university’s English-language newspaper. She has also worked extensively as a field producer for major international media outlets, including the BBC.
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