Jung Jae Kwon

Jung Jae Kwon is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT's Department of Political Science and Security Studies Program. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Project on Managing the Atom and International Security Program at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. His doctoral dissertation examines how America's allies use advanced conventional capabilities to bolster deterrence within the framework of their alliance with the United States. His research interests broadly include nuclear security, conventional-nuclear dynamics, deterrence theory, and security affairs in Asia.

Prior to joining MIT, Jung Jae received his M.A. in Politics and International Relations from the Yenching Academy of Peking University in China. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in Government. As a citizen of the Republic of Korea, Jung Jae served in the Republic of Korea Army for two years, which included a tour to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).