Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University. Larsen previously taught at the University of Texas—Austin and the George Washington University. At GWU he served as director of the International Affairs Program and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies. His publications include Tradition, Treaties, and Trade: Qing Imperialism and Chosôn Korea, 1850–1910 (2008). He has published, presented, and commented on a variety of contemporary issues including North Korea, nationalism and elections in South Korea, and Sino-Korean relations and has appeared on ABC, MSNBC, VOA, the Canadian Broadcast System, and Al Jazeera. Larsen received a BA in Asian studies from BYU and an AM in regional studies (East Asia) and a PhD in history from Harvard University.