Jung Jae Kwon
Biography
Jung Jae Kwon is a PhD candidate at MIT’s Department of Political Science and Security Studies Program. He is currently a Stanton Nuclear Security 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 research interests broadly include nuclear security, deterrence, and security affairs in Asia. His doctoral dissertation examines how America’s non-nuclear allies contribute to deterrence and generate deterrent effects through non-nuclear means.
Prior to joining MIT, Jung Jae received his MA in Politics and International Relations from the Yenching Academy of Peking University in China. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a BA 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).
Biography
Jung Jae Kwon is a PhD candidate at MIT’s Department of Political Science and Security Studies Program. He is currently a Stanton Nuclear Security 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 research interests broadly include nuclear security, deterrence, and security affairs in Asia. His doctoral dissertation examines how America’s non-nuclear allies contribute to deterrence and generate deterrent effects through non-nuclear means.
Prior to joining MIT, Jung Jae received his MA in Politics and International Relations from the Yenching Academy of Peking University in China. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a BA 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).