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Professor L. Gordon Flake
Professor L. Gordon Flake speaking at the 2019 Indo-Pacific Defence Conference in Perth, Australia.

Professor L. Gordon Flake is an internationally recognised specialist and an authority on the Indo-Pacific region. He is also the cousin of Republican Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ).[1]

He is considered a leading expert on International relations between Australia, the US and Asia.[2] He has previously served on the Board of the United States Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (USCSCAP) and as Co-Vice Chair of the Board of the US Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. [3] His expertise in the Korean Peninsula and North East Asia has been called on in relation to a number of major international news events[4][5][6] including the imprisonment of Australian Alex Sigley in North Korea.[7]

Perth USAsia Centre

Professor Gordon Flake is the CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre, an international relations think tank, located at the University of Western Australia.[8]

Early Life

He received his BA degree in Korean with a minor in international relations from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.[9] He completed his MA at the David M. Kennedy Centre for International and Area Studies and speaks both fluent Korean and Laotian.[10]

Gordon Flake has served as Executive Director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation.[11] He was a Senior Fellow and Associate Director of the Program on Conflict Resolution at The Atlantic Council of the United States.[12] Prior to joining the Perth USAsia Centre as CEO, Gordon Flake served as Director for Research and Academic Affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America.[13]


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  2. ^ "Trump likely to face "the bright light of day": Gordon Flake". ABC Radio. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. ^ "Professor Gordon Flake — United States Studies Centre". www.ussc.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. ^ "Kim Jong Un: Is North Korea's leader desperate or confident?".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Rich, Motoko (2018-03-10). "Trump's Unpredictability on Trade and North Korea Opens a Door for China". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  6. ^ Martin, Timothy W. "North Korea Fires Insults at U.S., Spares Trump". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  7. ^ Andrea Mayes (2019-06-27). "Disappearance of only Australian living in North Korea sparks 'urgent' search". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  8. ^ "Stephen Smith to join the Perth USAsia Centre at UWA". News | The University Of Western Australia. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  9. ^ "L. Gordon Flake". prabook.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  10. ^ "Gordon Flake". NCNK. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  11. ^ Dean, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific (2018-08-24). "Expanding horizons: Indonesia's regional engagement in the Indo-Pacific era". ANU College of Asia & the Pacific. Retrieved 2019-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Gordon Flake". Business News. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  13. ^ "Gordon Flake". NCNK. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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