Dr. Ju Hyung Kim currently serves as a President at the Security Management Institute, a defense think tank affiliated with the South Korean National Assembly. He has been involved in numerous defense projects and has provided consultation to several key organizations, including the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the Ministry of National Defense, the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis, the Agency for Defense Development, and the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement. He holds a doctoral degree in international relations from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Japan, a master’s degree in conflict management from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a degree in public policy from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA).
Dr. Kim has written extensively on international security, diplomacy, and alliance management. His work has appeared in a wide range of respected outlets, including the Lowy Institute, The Strategist, CIMSEC, Britain’s World, The Diplomat, War on the Rocks, 38 North, Breaking Defense, Modern War Institute, Small Wars Journal, Geopolitical Monitor, The Geopolitics, Global Defense Insight, Global Taiwan Institute, RealClearDefense, Asia Times, Modern Diplomacy, Global Security Review, Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Visegrad Insight, Defense Opinion, SOF News, Irregular Warfare Initiative, WavellRoom, East Asia Forum, Pearls and Irritations, Institute for Security & Development Policy, Center for Maritime Strategy, Defense Daily, Fulcrum, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Maritime Executive, International Policy Digest, NK News, Korea Pro, E International Relations, Euromaidan Press, Institute for Diplomacy and Economy, the Australian Centre for International Studies, the Times of Israel, the Australian Naval Institute, Parley Policy Initiative, European Guanxi, Eurasia Review, and the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy
