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Monika Kwiatkowska is an international relations and political science researcher specialising in East Asian affairs, inter-Korean relations, and radical political thought in Asia. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Eastern Studies from the University of Gdańsk, a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the Jagiellonian University, and is a currently a student of Strategic Studies on Asia at the Institute of the Middle and Far East ofthe Jagiellonian University, where she is expanding her knowledge about Korean language, culture, and politics.