Hi! I am Yong Jae Kim and Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies as well as Diplomacy and Global Security program at Hawaii Pacific University. My research interests are Comparative Political Behavior, Comparative Political Institutions, East Asian Politics, International and National Security, and Research Methods. 

My research questions are how political institutions respond to internal or external conflicts and what factors affect political decisions, public policies, and electoral outcomes. My papers were published in the Government and Opposition, Political Science, Asian Survey, Asian Politics and Policy, and others.