Dr. Jiyoung Ko is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College. Her work focuses on South Korea's nuclear forbearance and the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence, and the management of public opinion on asymmetric alliances. Learn more here: bit.ly/2yHpJYH

The CSIS - USC Dornsife Korean Studies Institute NextGen scholars are in Seoul for 2 days (Aug 1-2) of meetings with the ROK government, journalists, academics and the U.S. embassy. More pictures and updates to come from our meetings yesterday and today.

New Online First article available: Read ‘To condone, condemn, or ‘no comment’? Explaining a patron’s reaction to a client’s unilateral provocations’ by Jeehye Kim and Jiyoung Ko in JPR bit.ly/32fGsfT

Wondered what impact Trump rhetoric that alliances are outdated had on American public support for alliances? My research with Jonathan Chu and Adam Y. Liu shows that it does not hurt the public support for alliances much in the presence of positive cues.

Would US, Japanese, & South Korean publics support nuclear retaliation if DPRK attacked? Pre-print of forthcoming Journal of Conflict Resolution experiment w/Dave Allison Jiyoung Ko. Implications for extended deterrence, alliance politics, tripwires: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

1/3 Thursday at #NEREC KAISTPR. Join us for a nuclear policy dialogue!

At NEREC of KAIST Nuclear Policy Dialogue, a Great Discussion on Global Nuclear Order and Extended Deterrence with International Nuclear Policy Experts. A Significant Topic in this time.

IR Book of the Week! "Popular Nationalism and War" by Jiyoung Ko. Nationalism is a powerful force in international politics. But it's important to understand when it will lead to war or actually compel restraint. This book unpacks those conditions. amazon.com/Popular-Nation…

“the book claims that popular nationalism leads to war only when leaders who confront it are very confident about their chance of achieving… victory… or they are politically vulnerable. If these two conditions are not met, popular nationalism has a restraining effect…”

⭕️ new blog post U.S. Alliance Credibility after the 2021 Afghanistan Withdrawal: fears of a loss of credibility in East Asia likely overblown, write D.G. Kim, Joshua Byun and Jiyoung Ko 👉contemporarysecuritypolicy.org

A very interesting new study by @DGKim84348267 , Joshua Byun , and Jiyoung Ko . tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… -- see some related results from Japan in this thread.

Happy #WomenInResearch Wednesday! Today, we are highlighting Jiyoung Ko 's work on #Alliances. Using South Korea as a case in her 2019 article she examines how patron states dampen client states domestic aspirations for developing nuclear weapons academic.oup.com/fpa/article-ab…

Great news! Thank you for the nomination. This article with Joshua Byun and @DGKim84348267 shows that U.S. credibility after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal was not damaged in East Asia.

📣Join us The Brookings Institution on Friday, Nov. 22, 9-11:30am EDT to discuss the future of alliances, partnerships and the Indo-Pacific. Details and registration link⬇️ Brookings Foreign Policy Lynn Kuok Patricia M. Kim Suzanne Maloney Mireya Solis Kuyoun Chung Jiyoung Ko brookings.edu/events/future-…

On Dec 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. 600+ political scientists of South Korea condemned this in a joint statement, urging impeachment. *We ask political scientists worldwide to please read & sign in support*: bit.ly/3Bfxc2j

#MartialLaw, mass protests, and #impeachment - these are what #SouthKorea just when through in the past 10 days. Join us if you are interested in what political scientists can share about the crisis.

Join us for the Inaugural Conference on Peace and Democracy in Asia Pacific and the World 🗓️ Sept 26–27, 2025 📍 Korea University 🎯 Theme: The Climate Challenge: Democracy, Governance, and Global Response ✈️ Round-trip economy airfare + accommodation bit.ly/44zfFOU