권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON

Postdoctoral Fellow in Technology and International Security @UCIGCC; PhD @MITPoliSci @MIT_SSP; @ManagingtheAtom; conventional-nuke links, deterrence; alliances

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

My first name goes a bit like John Jay, the first Chief Justice of SCOTUS!

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

What a journey this was. I graduated!

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

"Joining" the US-led MD has been a contentious issue w/in the ROK, but it has recently moved in that direction. I highlight key triggers that have strengthened the military logic of integration: NK's tests of missiles using lofted trajectories, maneuverable vehicles, and SLBMs.

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

Interested in the alliance politics of regional missile defense in East Asia? Check out this piece with @csisponi

[CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues @csisponi]

#NEW from Vol. 7 of the PONI Nuclear Scholars Journal!

👤from @kwonj_ @BelferCenter @ManagingtheAtom

"Willing Partners? South Korea, Japan, and the Political Effects of Regional Missile Defense Against North Korea"

Read more here: https://t.co/JhJodsAqhW

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

I show how U.S. regional MD policy (w/ emphasis on integration with allies) has provided a political and strategic benefit for the US: it has anchored military cooperation between ROK and Japan, two allies without a history of direct military cooperation.

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

What a great experience this was! @csisponi @US_STRATCOM

[Lachlan MacKenzie @lachlanmckn]

Great to see friends and PONIs David Phillips and @kwonj_ on the excellent next gen panel at @US_STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium! @csisponi

[O'Brien Notre Dame International Security Center @ND_ISC]

Today we welcomed the fifth cohort of Hans J. Morgenthau Fellows, kicking off our South Bend Seminar with a discussion of what “grand strategy” is. Stay tuned for updates throughout the week, and check out our website to learn more: https://t.co/YWxTIcKDnG

[CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues @csisponi]

Nuclear Scholars Spotlight!

JJ Kwon (@kwonj_) is a Stanton Nuclear Security Research Fellow for @ManagingtheAtom at @Kennedy_School's @BelferCenter. His PhD studies at @MIT_SSP examine use of non-nuclear military power by U.S. allies in relation to extended nuclear deterrence.

[CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues @csisponi]

PONI is thrilled to introduce the 2024 class of Nuclear Scholars!

Meet the class here: https://t.co/wcn2lmbrRD

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

@sanghyun_han95 Congrats!!!

[CSIS Korea Chair @CSISKoreaChair]

Welcome to DC!

3.0 NextGen Young Leaders of the U.S.-ROK Alliance

Very excited for our next 2 days of programming with @VictorDCha and many exciting speakers

[CSIS Korea Chair @CSISKoreaChair]

Meet the 2023
"3.0 NextGen Young Leaders of the U.S.-ROK Alliance."

12 exceptional graduate students working on topics ranging from AI, climate change, trade policy to health, security and energy.

Learn more about them here: https://t.co/Dn70To14nk

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

@SheenaGreitens @CambridgeUP Congrats!! Look forward to reading this!

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@eunjikim210 와 대박이네요.. ㅋㅋ 축하드려요!

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@fravel @kaciemiura @MIT_SSP @MITPoliSci 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

@ErikAHSand @TXNatSecReview @MIT_SSP Congrats Erik!

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

@SheenaGreitens SKoreans arguably also tolerated sacrifice of religious freedom—the gov’t demanded the full list of members of the church they identified as a cluster and proactively tried to test ALL the members and their family.

[Eric Gomez @EricGomezAsia]

Big thanks to @fravel @NarangVipin and all the @MIT_SSP grad students who came to hear @CDDorminey and I talk about America’s Nuclear Crossroads today!

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

@urtepeteris Does that mean you now have your Man, the State, and War?

[권정재 Jung Jae (JJ) KWON @kwonj_]

Hello Twitter! #myfirstTweet